The test questions will come directly from
this study guide. The exam will include:
20 multiple choice (3 points each), 10
matching (2 points each), 1 essay (20 points)
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Field
Research |
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Field
Research |
Qualitative
Interview (Field Interview) |
Non-participant
Observation |
Participant
Observation |
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Ethnography |
Ethnomethodology |
Gatekeeper |
Key
Informant |
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Life
History |
Going
Native |
Document
Analysis |
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Historical-Comparative Methodologies |
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Case
Study Comparative Research |
Cross-National
Research |
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Narrative
History |
Oral
history |
Primary
Source |
Secondary
Source |
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Qualitative
Data Analysis |
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Negative
Evidence |
Coding |
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Explain
when interviewing is an appropriate research technique.
Explain
when observation is an appropriate research technique.
Explain
when document analysis is an appropriate research technique.
Explain
when historical-comparative methodologies are an appropriate research
technique.
Describe
the steps in conducting an interview study.
Describe
the steps in conducting an observational study.
Describe
the steps in conducting a historical-comparative study.
Discuss
the issues of site selection and access in field research.
Describe techniques for writing field notes.
Discuss reliability and validity in field research.
Describe the differences between qualitative
interviewing and face-to-face surveys.
Explain the kind of questions asked in qualitative
interviewing.
Discuss two ethical issues specific to field
research.
Identify the types of research questions or topics
for which historical-comparative research is best suited.
Describe how quantitative and qualitative data
analyses differ from each other.
Describe the general process of analyzing
qualitative data.