Chapter 7 quiz

In your research study, you shadow or follow around a principal for a day. You sit in her office, you go with her to several classes, you go out to lunch with her, and you listen while she talks with parents, teachers, and students in the school. What form of observation are you engaged in?

a participant observer role

What are the advantages of using focus groups in qualitative research?

interaction yields useful information

What is the purpose of an interview or an observational protocol in qualitative research?

it provides a form for the researcher to record information

"Field notes" written by a researcher during a senior high school assembly are an example of what form of qualitative data?

observational notes

Which of the following best describes a "gatekeeper" in qualitative research?

the individual who helps locate people and provides entrance to the site

What a disadvantage of using interviews in qualitative research?

the interviewee may provide responses that she or he thinks the researcher wants to hear

critical sampling

to describe a case that dramatically illustrates a situation

homogenous sampling

to describe a subgroup in depth

typical sampling

to describe a typical case

maximal variation sampling

to develop many perspectives

confirming sampling

to explore confirming cases

snowball sampling

to locate additional participants to a study

What type of participant sampling is used in qualitative research?

Purposeful sampling

Which of the following is the best example of a document collected by qualitative researchers?

a journal of experiences

You should not tell the participant the purpose of the study during an interview.

False