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What is a key characteristic of qualitative research?
What is a key characteristic of qualitative research?
- Focusing on individual meaning (correct)
- Using only closed-ended questions
- Using numbers for analysis
- Emphasizing quantitative experiments
How is the distinction between qualitative and quantitative research sometimes framed?
How is the distinction between qualitative and quantitative research sometimes framed?
- By focusing on philosophical assumptions
- By using only closed-ended questions
- By relying solely on quantitative experiments
- By using words rather than numbers (correct)
What does mixed methods research incorporate?
What does mixed methods research incorporate?
- Elements of only qualitative research
- Elements of only quantitative research
- Elements of both qualitative and quantitative approaches (correct)
- Elements of neither qualitative nor quantitative research
Which element do qualitative researchers emphasize in their studies?
Which element do qualitative researchers emphasize in their studies?
What is a common feature of quantitative research?
What is a common feature of quantitative research?
How can the differences between qualitative and quantitative research be viewed?
How can the differences between qualitative and quantitative research be viewed?
What does deductive research involve?
What does deductive research involve?
What is a characteristic of qualitative research?
What is a characteristic of qualitative research?
What is the primary focus of mixed methods research?
What is the primary focus of mixed methods research?
Which method involves generalizing and replicating findings?
Which method involves generalizing and replicating findings?
What distinguishes data analysis in qualitative research?
What distinguishes data analysis in qualitative research?
What sets quantitative research apart from qualitative research?
What sets quantitative research apart from qualitative research?
What is the approach to research accepted by postpositivists in the scientific method?
What is the approach to research accepted by postpositivists in the scientific method?
Why do researchers state that they do not prove a hypothesis in postpositivism?
Why do researchers state that they do not prove a hypothesis in postpositivism?
What is an essential aspect of competent inquiry, according to the text?
What is an essential aspect of competent inquiry, according to the text?
In quantitative research, what do researchers seek to advance among variables?
In quantitative research, what do researchers seek to advance among variables?
What is the primary goal of research according to the social constructivist worldview?
What is the primary goal of research according to the social constructivist worldview?
Which research approach is typically combined with interpretivism in social constructivist worldview?
Which research approach is typically combined with interpretivism in social constructivist worldview?
What type of research involves the researcher interpreting data based on their experiences?
What type of research involves the researcher interpreting data based on their experiences?
Which type of worldview emphasizes intertwining research inquiry with politics and a political agenda?
Which type of worldview emphasizes intertwining research inquiry with politics and a political agenda?
What is a key characteristic of the process of qualitative research?
What is a key characteristic of the process of qualitative research?
What distinguishes the Advocacy/Participatory Worldview in research?
What distinguishes the Advocacy/Participatory Worldview in research?
In Advocacy research, what role do participants typically play in the research process?
In Advocacy research, what role do participants typically play in the research process?
What is a primary focus of Advocacy research according to the text?
What is a primary focus of Advocacy research according to the text?
What is the primary method of data collection in cross-sectional and longitudinal studies described in the text?
What is the primary method of data collection in cross-sectional and longitudinal studies described in the text?
Which type of study seeks to determine if a specific treatment influences an outcome?
Which type of study seeks to determine if a specific treatment influences an outcome?
What is the key characteristic of qualitative ethnography as described in the text?
What is the key characteristic of qualitative ethnography as described in the text?
In grounded theory, what is the main focus of deriving a theory?
In grounded theory, what is the main focus of deriving a theory?
What type of research process is described as flexible and evolving contextually in response to encountered realities?
What type of research process is described as flexible and evolving contextually in response to encountered realities?
Which type of study aims to provide an illuminative account of natural behavior in a specific environment?
Which type of study aims to provide an illuminative account of natural behavior in a specific environment?
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