Exam 3: Observation and Ethnography

For the scenario above, describe the steps you would take in collecting high-quality data.

In the scenario above, list six things you would need to do in order to protect your participants.

For the scenario above, conceptualize and operationalize one concept important to your research.

You are observing conflict among members of a church group. You help with and attend services, attend board meetings, and help run some of the religious school and youth group activities. You take field notes after the events, but rarely during, and you are regarded by yourself and others as part of the church community. What role is this taking?

For the scenario above, explain why ethnography is the best method to answer your research question.

For the scenario above, describe how you would analyze your data.

The new clothing store at the local mall has asked you to evaluate the effectiveness of their new 1-week training program, which is aimed at improving customer service by coaching employees in how to create better interactions with customers. What is your research question?

In which type of field note would you record your thoughts and feelings about what you observe?

In the scenario above, list six things you would need to do in order to protect your participants.

During the actual time that you are in the field observing as an observer-participant, you should be writing ______.

For the scenario above, describe the steps you would take in collecting high-quality data.

Why is the following not a good research question for ethnographic research: What is the difference in norms about how students at a historically Black college support one another from norms about how students at a large state university do so?

In the scenario above, describe how you would sample.

You watch parents at their elementary-age children's soccer practices and games for a whole season. You attend all games and practices for three different teams (all-boys, all-girls, and coed) and you take detailed field notes. Which research method are you using?

In the scenario above, list six things you would need to do in order to protect your participants.

For the scenario above, explain why ethnography is the best method to answer your research question.

We are likely to question the validity of an ethnographer's research if ______.

For the scenario above, describe how you would analyze your data.

Which of the following is a difference between observation and ethnography?

What should you do if one peripheral person in a group does not agree to participate in your ethnographic research?