Research Chapter 14

which of the following is a procedural characteristic of critical ethnography

advocate for change so that people are less oppressed and marginalized

why are ethical issues in ethnography often associated with the data collection phase of research?

in data collection, ethnographers often spend extensive time in the field

an ethnographer decides to study the attitudes of teachers in a school toward the issue of autonomy in their classrooms. of the following patterns that might be examined, which one best represents what the researcher hopes to learn?

what the teachers believe about autonomy

a researcher decides to study individuals with learning disabilities in an elementary school with the intent of adverting for this group of children. the type of ethnographic design is:

a critical ethnography

a qualitative researcher conducts an in depth analysis of a gifted program in an elementary school. this study involves how the children are selected, their experiences, and the outcomes at the end of the sixth grade. the type of ethnographic design is:

a case study

a researcher conducts and ethnographic study of three high schools who have introduced AIDS education into their curricula. what type of case study is this?

a collective case study

an ethnographer concludes a study with an interpretation of the shared patterns of behavior of teenage skateboarders in a middle school. what aspects in this ethnographer likely to include in this interpretation?

a cultural theme that provided a framework for the study

a culture-sharing group in an ethnography can be described as:

a group of athletes who have spent the soccer season together

the following are typically forms of collecting data in an ethnography except

a structure instrument

a researcher is conducting a case study of three teachers within a school. which of the following data collection procedures is the researcher most likely to take?

collect as many types of data as possible for an in-depth understanding

when conducting an ethnography of a music class in a junior high, qualitative researchers are most likely to engage in what step?

describe how the class works during the week

in ethnographic fieldwork, information supplied by the participants in a study is known as:

emic data

when we think about the origins of ethnography in education, we consider how it was applied in education from what two disciplines?

sociology and anthropology

fieldwork in ethnographic research means

that qualitative researchers gather data in the field

which of the following is the best indicator of higher quality in ethnography?

the researcher identifies in many diverse concepts being explored

reflexivity in ethnography means:

the researcher openly discusses her or his role in the study

an ethnography can be distinguished from a grounded theory study in qualitative research by:

the study of cultural group