Advanced Qualitative Research Question Bank - 180 Verified Questions
Advanced Qualitative Research
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Course Introduction
Advanced Qualitative Research builds upon foundational qualitative methods, equipping students with the skills to design, conduct, and critically assess complex qualitative studies. The course covers advanced data collection techniques such as in-depth interviews, focus groups, ethnography, and participatory action research alongside sophisticated approaches to data analysis, including thematic, narrative, and discourse analysis. Emphasis is placed on methodological rigor, reflexivity, ethical considerations, and the integration of qualitative findings into larger research projects. Through hands-on projects and critical evaluation of published research, students develop competencies necessary for high-quality, publishable qualitative inquiry in diverse academic and professional contexts.
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Qualitative Research Methods for the Social Sciences 9th Edition by Howard Lune
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Q1) A researcher follows the principles of logical positivism,and seeks to create specific operational definitions of the concepts they test.The people and objects do not possess meaning independently,but rather,it is conferred upon them.What methodology is this researcher using?
A)Quantitative research
B)Triangulation
C)Chicago School symbolic interactionism
D)Iowa School symbolic interactionism
Answer: D
Q2) Dr.Kleisch is building a map.She observes the mountainous area from three known points of view.The area where all three lines of sight intersect is called the A)multiple operationalism.
B)convergent validation.
C)line of action.
D)triangle of error.
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Designing Qualitative Research
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Q1) Dr.Dover is interested in studying the homeless population.He starts at a homeless shelter,and then obtains subjects through referrals from the residents at the shelter.This situation is an example of A)availability sampling.
B)simple random sampling.
C)snowball sampling.
D)probability sampling.
Answer: C
Q2) Amanda,a graduate student in sociology,is studying gender and job prestige.She uses a sampling technique that requires every element of the entire population studied to be enumerated.Amanda is using A)simple random sampling.
B)probability sampling.
C)purposive sampling.
D)snowball sampling.
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Ethical Issues
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Q1) A researcher wishes to study behavior in a kindergarten classroom.The researcher sends home permission slips to parents informing them of the study being conducted,with a statement asking parents to return a form refusing their child's participation in the study.The research includes all students in the research for whom parents did not return the refusal form.This is an example of
A)informed consent.
B)active consent.
C)passive consent.
D)ethical violation.
Answer: C
Q2) A new ethical risk posed by Internet research is A)great geographical reach.
B)24-hour data collection.
C)anonymity of subjects.
D)difficulty in screening age of participants.
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: A Dramaturgical Look at Interviewing
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Q1) Dr.Michaels is conducting a large longitudinal study of elementary-aged children born in 2009.He is using multiple interviewers,so a(n)_______ structure is ideal for collecting consistent data.
A)semistandardized interview
B)standardized interview
C)creative interview
D)unstandardized interview
Q2) Dr.Gray asks a very long question that makes her interviewee unable to respond to the question in its entirety easily and simply.This question is a(n)
A)double-barreled question.
B)overly complex question.
C)affectively worded question.
D)overly simplified question.
Q3) A question that uses words that arouse negative emotions in the interviewee and risks shutting down the interviewee is a(n)
A)double-barreled question.
B)overly complex question.
C)affectively worded question.
D)overly simplified question.
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Chapter 5: Focus Group Interviewing
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Q1) To encourage participants to speak freely,a moderator must_________________.
A)assign fake names to participants
B)provide a typed set of rules to participants
C)explain that an open,polite,and orderly environment is expected
D)ensure confidentiality through signed forms
Q2) How do researchers ensure confidentiality among focus group participants?
A)Legal recourse through confidentiality agreements
B)Honor system and confidentiality agreements
C)Handshakes between participants
D)Fear of participant and researcher retaliation
Q3) What is the data collection instrument of a focus group called?
A)Question list
B)Survey
C)Moderator's guide
D)Group activity list
Q4) The information collected during the course of a focus group is ______________.
A)a collective brainstorm
B)raw data
C)a synergistic group effect
D)group think
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Chapter 6: Ethnographic Field Strategies
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Q1) A researcher who enters a setting for study because it is available and convenient to study is exhibiting
A)subjective motivation.
B)external motivation.
C)critical ethnography.
D)positivism.
Q2) Dr.Moran,who is conducting an ethnography of Alpha Beta Lambda sorority,asks the members how much they like or dislike their sorority leadership.Dr.Moran is conducting a A)typology.
B)sociogram.
C)metaphor.
D)nomination.
Q3) Dr.Vila is completing an ethnography on a local soccer club,and he likens the members to a group of fraternity brothers.This situation is an example of a A)typology.
B)sociogram.
C)metaphor.
D)nomination.
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Chapter 7: Participatory Action Research
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Q1) Which is NOT a characteristic common to action research?
A)Collaboration
B)Independence
C)Reflection
D)Participation
Q2) The action research phase in which the researcher makes interpretations and offers explanation about the case at hand is called
A)planning.
B)looking.
C)thinking.
D)action.
Q3) Dr.Botwi is conducting participant action research for a community's drug abuse program.She meets with various stakeholders and asks them to discuss their concerns,issues,and problem.Dr.Botwi is at which phase of participant action research?
A)Gathering the Information to Answer the Questions
B)Identifying the Research Question(s)
C)Analyzing and Interpreting the Information
D)Sharing the Results with the Participants
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Chapter 8: Unobtrusive Measures in Research
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Q1) Dr.Luiz is working on an ethnography.Which type of official documentary record is most likely to use today?
A)Videotaped records
B)Voting records
C)Police blotters
D)Newsletters
Q2) A type of record in which researchers serve as editors and commentators to eliminate any repetition in descriptions and shorten lengthy discourses.Researchers highlight selected segments and delete other segments.This type of record is called
A)private archives.
B)comprehensive autobiography.
C)edited autobiography.
D)topical autobiography.
Q3) Using the wear down of tiles in a museum to estimate the popularity of certain exhibits is an example of
A)official documentary records.
B)accretion.
C)physical erosion.
D)archival strategies.
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Chapter 10: Case Studies
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Q1) Dr.Agnew is interested in the new STEM (science,technology,engineering,and math)programs appearing in local schools.She conducts a case study on a classroom because it is unique and interesting.She is not trying to develop new grounded theory or to test abstract theory.Which type of case study is this example of?
A)Embedded case study
B)Intrinsic case study
C)Instrumental case study
D)Collective case study
Q2) To be called a case study,the research project must be
A)one instance of a broader category of events.
B)systematically recapturing nuances of the past orally.
C)a study of a small group of individuals sharing common characteristics.
D)covert observation of a large corporation.
Q3) Which type of journal entry transforms a personal document into a solicited document?
A)Entries to create a written record of daily events
B)Entries for therapeutic release
C)Entries created per a request from an investigator
D)Entries created to be a chronological listing of new experiences
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