Qualitative Methodology
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What is the focus of qualitative methods?

  • Mathematical modeling
  • Textual and visual data (correct)
  • Quantitative data analysis
  • Experimental data collection

    • What are ontology and epistemology concerned with?

  • Nature of language and communication
  • Nature of emotions and feelings
  • Nature of being and reality (correct)
  • Nature of knowledge

    • According to social constructionism, how is reality constructed?

  • Through collectively shared meaning making within society (correct)
  • Through individual perception
  • Through scientific experiments
  • Through religious beliefs

    • What does critical realism (pragmatism) suggest?

    <p>There is a collective sense of something that happens</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is positivism related to?

    <p>Quantitative methods and statistics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the tools that comprise part of methodology called?

    <p>Methods</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does materialism in ontology suggest?

    <p>The truth is 'out there'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is dependent upon our ontological position?

    <p>Epistemology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the nature of knowledge according to epistemology?

    <p>Dependent on our ontological position</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the systematic approaches to designing research, collecting, and analyzing data called?

    <p>Methodology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does idealism in ontology suggest?

    <p>Reality is constructed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the focus of qualitative surveys according to the text?

    <p>Textual and visual data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key characteristic of qualitative research?

    <p>Focuses on exploring participant experiences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key characteristic of quantitative research?

    <p>Focuses on testing theories and hypotheses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In qualitative research, how is data primarily analyzed?

    <p>By summarizing, categorizing, and interpreting textual/visual data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key term associated with qualitative research?

    <p>Understanding</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key term associated with quantitative research?

    <p>Testing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When is qualitative research typically used?

    <p>New and emerging research areas</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a focus of qualitative research?

    <p>Understanding meanings and interpretations given to behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a benefit of qualitative research in terms of ethics?

    <p>Empowers vulnerable groups</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a methodological benefit of qualitative research?

    <p>Participants’ own insights</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a focus of field notes in qualitative research?

    <p>Ethnographic research</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key characteristic of focus groups in qualitative research?

    <p>A group of people is gathered and then a question is asked or interviews</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a source of rich data for qualitative research?

    <p>Social Media or Online Data</p> Signup and view all the answers

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