Textbook Class 9

Question 1

Qualitative research can involve the direct observation of social ___ in their natural setting.

Answer 1

phenomena

Question 2

What are some appropriate topics for qualitative research?

Answer 2

1. Practices
2. Episodes
3. Encounters
4. Roles
5. Relationships
6. Groups
7. Organizations
8. Settlements
9. Social worlds
10. Lifestyles
11. Subcultures

Question 3

List the paradigms that qualitative research can be guided by: (4)

Answer 3

Naturalism or ethnography
Grounded theory
Case studies
Participatory action reasearch

Question 4

Some case-studies combine qualitative methods with ___-___ experiments to evaluate practice effectiveness.

Answer 4

case-study

Question 5

What are the 6 strategies for evaluating the rigor of qualitative studies:

Answer 5

1. Prolonged engagement
2. Triangulation
3. Peer debriefing and support
4. Negative case analysis
5. Member checking
6. Auditing

Question 6

What three threats does the contemporary positivist paradigm emphasize to the trustworthiness of qualitative research?

Answer 6

1. Reactivity
2. Researcher biases
3. Respondent biases

Question 7

Those who take a critical social science or participatory research action approach to qualitative research include ____ ____ in critically appraising qualitative research studies.

Answer 7

empowerment standards