Approaches to Review of Related Literature

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What is a disadvantage of using a single case study?

Easy to generalize findings
Prone to external biases
Cost-effective
Not useful for testing hypotheses (correct)

Why can conducting a single case study be labor-intensive?

Generates small data sets
Primarily relies on secondary sources
Involves time-consuming data gathering and analysis (correct)
Requires minimal effort from researchers

What is a key challenge associated with content discourse analysis?

Difficult to generalize findings
Participants may not express themselves articulately (correct)
Limited insights into people's actions
Prone to external biases

Why are single case studies not useful for applying received theory?

Prone to researcher bias (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is a common issue faced when trying to generalize findings from content discourse analysis?

Prone to researcher bias (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which method provides a fuller picture of the research's scope by covering a wider range of sources?

Historical study (C) Signup and view all the answers

What type of review of related literature involves the analysis of concepts or ideas to give meaning to some national or world views?

Conceptual Review (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of review focuses on theories or hypotheses and examines their meaning and results of application to situations?

Critical Review (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which approach makes the researcher deal with the latest research studies on the subject?

Expert Review (A) Signup and view all the answers

What type of review aims to provide an overview of a potentially extensive and diverse body of literature on a wide topic?

Scoping Review (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus when conducting a Systematic Review of related literature?

Methodical evaluation of literature on the subject (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of critical thinking according to the text?

To engage in non-prejudicial and uncompromising analysis and inquiry, thinking from multiple perspectives, and adopting positions considering all available information (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of review encourages the inclusion of a well-known expert due to their influence from a certain ideology, paradigm, or belief?

Expert Review (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the requirement that is highly encouraged for researchers according to the text?

To have a focus on a topic that is highly interesting to them (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of research?

To find new facts (knowledge) in explaining the problems associated with our day-to-day relations with our environments and coming up with solutions in facing them (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does the text say research requires you to do?

Inquire or investigate about your chosen research topic by asking questions that will make you engage yourself in top-level thinking strategies of interpreting, analyzing, synthesizing, criticizing, appreciating, or creating (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of critical thinking according to the text?

Engaging in prejudicial and compromising analysis and inquiry (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the benefit of researchers pursuing topics that are highly interesting to them?

It allows them to be engaged in the research process, which is undoubtedly a long and strenuous one (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of stating the research questions in a research paper?

To break up the general problem into specific questions or subproblems (A) Signup and view all the answers

How do assumptions differ from hypotheses in quantitative research?

Assumptions do not need to be tested and proved in qualitative research (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the 'Significance of the Study' section in a research paper?

To enumerate the parties that may benefit from the completion of the research (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the 'Scope and Limitations' section in a research paper?

To indicate what the researcher intends to do and what they are not going to attempt, as well as the different ways in which they may limit the study (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a valid way for the researcher to limit the scope of their study?

Hypothesis (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the research questions and the assumptions in a qualitative research paper?

Assumptions are used to answer the research questions (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of historical study/analysis?

To describe and evaluate past events for better understanding the present and predicting future consequences (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a part of content and discourse analysis?

Conducting surveys and interviews with participants (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between content analysis and discourse analysis?

Content analysis focuses on language structure, while discourse analysis explores social life through language (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an advantage of grounded theory as a qualitative research approach?

It avoids assuming that structures are stable and allows for explaining processes (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is a key advantage of ethnography as a qualitative research approach?

It allows for rich, detailed data to be collected through immersion in a cultural setting (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an advantage of phenomenology as a qualitative research approach?

It provides an opportunity for researchers to uncover new, unknown ways of thinking (B) Signup and view all the answers