Exam 8: Qualitative Methods and Data Analysis

There is no formula for successfully managing the personal dimension of field research.

The first formal analytical step in qualitative data analysis is ______.

One of the ways Peter St. Jean (2007) advanced the research of Sampson and Raudenbush was to use multiple methods including ______.

In the case study "Researcher as a Hooligan", Pearson (2009) first attempted to interview self-professed hooligans about their behavior but found their reports to be unreliable.

Miller (1999) combined participant observation and intensive interviewing for her studies of community policing.

In his research on how riots happen at sporting events, Geoff Pearson (2009) engaged in covert participation of 'hooligans' at ______.

Examining relationships is the centerpiece of the analytic process in qualitative research.

Netnography refers to the study of social safety nets as provided to communities for their protection.

In qualitative data analysis, theory development is ______.

Williams and Stahl (2008) examined whether race was a determining factor in ______.

Direct harm to reputations or feelings of individuals may be avoided by ______.

In intensive interviewing, more details can be elicited through ______.

Decker and VanWinkle's (1996) interview narrative illustrates how to

Wyse (2018) conducted interviews with men over 50 that had been released from prison for a year or less and found that ______.

The term for a code in NVivo is a(n) ______.

How do researchers manage relationships in the field?

When a researcher develops a standard form on which to record variation within the observed settings in terms of his/her variables of interest, he or she is utilizing

Ethnography as a method refers to the process by which a single investigator immerses himself or herself in a group for a long time (often one or more years), gradually establishing trust and experiencing the social world as do the participants.

Often, the "text" that qualitative researchers analyze are the transcripts of interviews or notes from participant observation sessions.

Becker (1958) notes at least three criteria for assessing data. Name and describe them.