Which of the following is NOT an advantage of observational research?
a. It is easier to study very large samples than is the case with survey techniques.
b. It provides deeper and more insightful data than do most other research
techniques.
c. It makes the study of "closed" settings possible.
d. It is inherently longitudinal
A
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A) Modernist B) Humanistic C) Systemic D) Postmodernist
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a. Behavior that fosters progress toward change b. Behavior that impedes progress toward change c. Attempts to prevent losses associated with change d. Attempts to restore losses associated with change
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Theoretical sampling focuses on particular processes and selecting individual or settings that permit comparisons to be made. 2. Deviant cases that offer a contrast should not be sampled 3. Field notes refer to those notes taken while a researcher is in the field. 4. The correspondence between researchers’ social attributes, such as age, sex, and race, and those of their subjects shapes the relationships and rapport that form during participant observation 5. Systematic observational strategies are commonly used in qualitative studies.
The "skirmish against poverty" occurred in the _______
A. 1950s B. 1960s C. 1970s D. 1980s