Research Design: Case Study by Leedy and Omrod

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What is the primary goal of a case study research design?

To explore the essence of a research participant's experience

To study a person, program, or event in a defined time frame (correct)

To identify patterns, themes, or biases in a particular body of materials

To study a group of people who share a common culture

What is the key characteristic of an ethnographic research design?

It seeks to understand the essence of a research participant's experience

It examines the content of a particular body of materials

It studies a person, program, or event in a defined time frame

It studies an intact cultural group in a natural setting over a prolonged period (correct)

What is the primary purpose of a content analysis research design?

To explore the essence of a research participant's experience

To study an intact cultural group in a natural setting over a prolonged period

To identify patterns, themes, or biases in a particular body of materials (correct)

To study a person, program, or event in a defined time frame

Which research design is described as studying the "essence" of a research participant's experience?

Phenomenological study Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of a case study research design?

A study of the leadership approaches used by effective company CEOs Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of a grounded theory research design?

To make a theory or general pattern of understanding as it develops Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of how a grounded theory researcher might develop their theory?

By observing an event and immediately pondering questions and looking for similarities and differences Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between grounded theory and other qualitative research designs mentioned in the text?

Grounded theory is an inductive approach that aims to develop a theory, while other designs focus on describing or understanding phenomena Signup and view all the answers

Which type of research design is mentioned in the text as an example of a phenomenological study?

Comfort women during WWII Signup and view all the answers

Research Design: Case Study by Leedy and Omrod

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What is the primary goal of a case study research design?

What is the key characteristic of an ethnographic research design?

What is the primary purpose of a content analysis research design?

Which research design is described as studying the "essence" of a research participant's experience?

What is an example of a case study research design?

What is the main purpose of a grounded theory research design?

What is an example of how a grounded theory researcher might develop their theory?

What is the main difference between grounded theory and other qualitative research designs mentioned in the text?

Which type of research design is mentioned in the text as an example of a phenomenological study?

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