Question 1

What type of study design is ideally suited for engaging underrepresented populations in research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Participatory action research 
B)  Phenomenology 
C)  Qualitative description 
D)  Quasi-experimental study design 
A)  Participatory action research 
B)  Phenomenology 
C)  Qualitative description 
D)  Quasi-experimental study design

Question 2

What populations are typically not included in WEIRD samples?

Accepted Answer

A)  Western 
B)  Educated 
C)  Indigenous 
D)  Rich 
A)  Western 
B)  Educated 
C)  Indigenous 
D)  Rich

Question 3

Which of the following statements is not representative of the "action" within participatory action research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Action can occur on various levels 
B)  Action can occur at the individual level 
C)  Action must occur at the broader societal level 
D)  Action can occur at the broader societal level 
A)  Action can occur on various levels 
B)  Action can occur at the individual level 
C)  Action must occur at the broader societal level 
D)  Action can occur at the broader societal level

Question 4

Which of the following statements best represents the "communicating of results" that occurs within the five-phase participatory action research approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  Communication takes place through a number of avenues including the writing of reports. 
B)  Communication takes place primarily through publication in peer-reviewed journals. 
C)  Communication to project funders is most important. 
D)  Communication takes place primarily through reports directed to community members. 
A)  Communication takes place through a number of avenues including the writing of reports. 
B)  Communication takes place primarily through publication in peer-reviewed journals. 
C)  Communication to project funders is most important. 
D)  Communication takes place primarily through reports directed to community members.

Question 5

What challenge associated with participatory action research has been described as being a particularly time-consuming (yet very important) process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ensuring ongoing participant collaboration 
B)  Establishing and nurturing relationships 
C)  Identifying various levels of action 
D)  Implementing meaningful action 
A)  Ensuring ongoing participant collaboration 
B)  Establishing and nurturing relationships 
C)  Identifying various levels of action 
D)  Implementing meaningful action

Question 6

In what way is theory typically not used in participatory action research?

Accepted Answer

A)  As a guide for calling into question power imbalances 
B)  For helping to make sense of findings 
C)  To control participant involvement 
D)  For informing PAR practices 
A)  As a guide for calling into question power imbalances 
B)  For helping to make sense of findings 
C)  To control participant involvement 
D)  For informing PAR practices

Question 7

Participatory action research emerged in response to a distrust of what type of research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Postmodernist 
B)  Postpositivist 
C)  Modernist 
D)  Relativist 
A)  Postmodernist 
B)  Postpositivist 
C)  Modernist 
D)  Relativist

Question 8

Which of the following descriptions refers to the "emancipatory" nature of participatory action research?

Accepted Answer

A)  PAR provides the foundation for addressing unjust constraints that are inherent in the social context within which people interact. 
B)  PAR supports participants in freeing themselves from the constraints of social injustices. 
C)  Those engaged in PAR are committed to examining relationships. 
D)  Those involved in PAR are engaged throughout the various research phases. 
A)  PAR provides the foundation for addressing unjust constraints that are inherent in the social context within which people interact. 
B)  PAR supports participants in freeing themselves from the constraints of social injustices. 
C)  Those engaged in PAR are committed to examining relationships. 
D)  Those involved in PAR are engaged throughout the various research phases.

Question 9

Which of the following steps is not included in the action research spiral?

Accepted Answer

A)  Plan 
B)  Act and observe 
C)  Test 
D)  Reflect 
A)  Plan 
B)  Act and observe 
C)  Test 
D)  Reflect

Question 10

Participatory research approaches are irrelevant to research in kinesiology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Quantitative measures, such as surveys or questionnaires, might be used within participatory action research to acquire information from large groups of people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What are three inherent challenges of participatory action research?

Accepted Answer

Within PAR there are a number of inheren

Question 13

Within participatory action research, research is conducted alongside or with participants, rather than on participants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Kinesiology scholar Wendy Frisby from the University of British Columbia described a five-phase participatory action research process. Which of the following was not included as one of the five phases?

Accepted Answer

A)  Setting the research questions 
B)  Building trust 
C)  Communicating results for action 
D)  Establishing a participatory plan 
A)  Setting the research questions 
B)  Building trust 
C)  Communicating results for action 
D)  Establishing a participatory plan

Question 15

Participatory action research emerged, in part, in response to a distrust of traditional postpositivist research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Those committed to participatory action research typically have a commitment to social justice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Researchers who are committed to participatory action research are typically guided by what philosophical worldview?

Accepted Answer

A)  Constructivism 
B)  Postpositivism 
C)  Pragmatism 
D)  Transformative 
A)  Constructivism 
B)  Postpositivism 
C)  Pragmatism 
D)  Transformative

Question 18

For research to be defined as participatory action research, a study must be reflective of all seven defining features of participatory action research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What type of study design is ideally suited for engaging underrepresented populations in research?

What populations are typically not included in WEIRD samples?

Which of the following statements is not representative of the "action" within participatory action research?

Which of the following statements best represents the "communicating of results" that occurs within the five-phase participatory action research approach?

What challenge associated with participatory action research has been described as being a particularly time-consuming (yet very important) process?

In what way is theory typically not used in participatory action research?

Participatory action research emerged in response to a distrust of what type of research?

Which of the following descriptions refers to the "emancipatory" nature of participatory action research?

Which of the following steps is not included in the action research spiral?

Participatory research approaches are irrelevant to research in kinesiology.

Quantitative measures, such as surveys or questionnaires, might be used within participatory action research to acquire information from large groups of people.

What are three inherent challenges of participatory action research?

Within participatory action research, research is conducted alongside or with participants, rather than on participants.

Kinesiology scholar Wendy Frisby from the University of British Columbia described a five-phase participatory action research process. Which of the following was not included as one of the five phases?

Participatory action research emerged, in part, in response to a distrust of traditional postpositivist research.

Those committed to participatory action research typically have a commitment to social justice.

Researchers who are committed to participatory action research are typically guided by what philosophical worldview?

For research to be defined as participatory action research, a study must be reflective of all seven defining features of participatory action research.

Introduction to Research in Kinesiology

Identifying a Research Question and Study Purposes

Ethics

Quantitative Study Design

Data Analysis in Quantitative Studies

Evaluating the Merits of Quantitative Research Studies in Kinesiology

Qualitative Study Designs

Data Analysis in Qualitative Studies

Evaluating the Merits of Qualitative Research Studies in Kinesiology

Mixed Methods Research

Knowledge Translation

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Exam 11: Participatory Action Research

What type of study design is ideally suited for engaging underrepresented populations in research?

What populations are typically not included in WEIRD samples?

Which of the following statements is not representative of the "action" within participatory action research?

Which of the following statements best represents the "communicating of results" that occurs within the five-phase participatory action research approach?

What challenge associated with participatory action research has been described as being a particularly time-consuming (yet very important) process?

In what way is theory typically not used in participatory action research?

Participatory action research emerged in response to a distrust of what type of research?

Which of the following descriptions refers to the "emancipatory" nature of participatory action research?

Which of the following steps is not included in the action research spiral?

Participatory research approaches are irrelevant to research in kinesiology.

Quantitative measures, such as surveys or questionnaires, might be used within participatory action research to acquire information from large groups of people.

What are three inherent challenges of participatory action research?

Within participatory action research, research is conducted alongside or with participants, rather than on participants.

Kinesiology scholar Wendy Frisby from the University of British Columbia described a five-phase participatory action research process. Which of the following was not included as one of the five phases?

Participatory action research emerged, in part, in response to a distrust of traditional postpositivist research.

Those committed to participatory action research typically have a commitment to social justice.

Researchers who are committed to participatory action research are typically guided by what philosophical worldview?

For research to be defined as participatory action research, a study must be reflective of all seven defining features of participatory action research.

Introduction to Research in Kinesiology

Identifying a Research Question and Study Purposes

Ethics

Quantitative Study Design

Data Analysis in Quantitative Studies

Evaluating the Merits of Quantitative Research Studies in Kinesiology

Qualitative Study Designs

Data Analysis in Qualitative Studies

Evaluating the Merits of Qualitative Research Studies in Kinesiology

Mixed Methods Research

Knowledge Translation

Filters