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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is positivism related to?

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

What are the tools that comprise part of methodology called?

<p>Methods (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does materialism in ontology suggest?

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

What is dependent upon our ontological position?

<p>Epistemology (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the nature of knowledge according to epistemology?

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

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

<p>Methodology (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does idealism in ontology suggest?

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

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

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

What is a key characteristic of qualitative research?

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

What is a key characteristic of quantitative research?

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

In qualitative research, how is data primarily analyzed?

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

What is a key term associated with qualitative research?

<p>Understanding (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key term associated with quantitative research?

<p>Testing (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When is qualitative research typically used?

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

What is a focus of qualitative research?

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

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

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

What is a methodological benefit of qualitative research?

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

What is a focus of field notes in qualitative research?

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

What is a source of rich data for qualitative research?

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

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