CRS Qualitative Research Approaches 2

Question 1

Which data collection method is most associated with ethnographic research?

Accepted Answer

Prolonged participant observation in natural settings

Answer

Ethnography relies on prolonged participant observation to understand cultural practices from an insider perspective.

Question 2

In qualitative research, what does 'member checking' involve?

Accepted Answer

Sharing findings with participants to confirm accuracy

Answer

Member checking (respondent validation) involves returning findings to participants to verify the researcher has accurately represented their perspectives.

Question 3

What distinguishes a focus group from individual in-depth interviews?

Accepted Answer

Focus groups leverage group dynamics and interaction to generate data

Answer

The defining feature of focus groups is the deliberate use of group interaction and discussion to produce insights that would not emerge from individual interviews.

Question 4

Which approach would a researcher use to develop theory directly from systematically collected qualitative data?

Accepted Answer

Grounded theory

Answer

Grounded theory, developed by Glaser and Strauss, uses constant comparative analysis to inductively build theory from empirical data.

Question 5

In qualitative coding, what is 'axial coding' in grounded theory?

Accepted Answer

Reassembling data by making connections between categories

Answer

Axial coding in Strauss and Corbin's version of grounded theory involves relating subcategories to categories along dimensional axes.

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CRS Qualitative Research Approaches 2