Exam 3: Observation and Ethnography

When would you need to change your field site?

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

You are interested in understanding how some high schools manage to succeed in getting even the usually low-achieving students to do well academically. You decide to undertake observation research to better understand how these schools accomplish this. What is your research question?

Explain how theory can be used in observation and ethnographic research.

In the scenario above, describe how you would sample.

You are interested in the formation and maintenance of unofficial hierarchies in cooperative sports. You have decided to focus on members of a local CrossFit club and will be conducting observation research. What is your research question?

Why is the following not a good research question for observation research: How do students cope with getting scores that are lower than they need to graduate?

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

Contrast sampling for observation research and ethnographic research.

You are researching how bonds of trust are formed among member of Alcoholics Anonymous. Since you are not a member of the group, you refrain from engaging in the group activities, though you take detailed field notes. What role is this taking?

In the scenario above, describe three sampling decisions you would need to make.

When you have been observing over a period of time and have begun to develop hunches in your observation research, you should ______.

Which is the most appropriate research question for ethnographic research?

In the scenario above, would you need to get informed consent for this research? Explain.

For the scenario above, would you take a nonparticipant-observer, participant-observer, or observer-participant role? Why?

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

You are conducting ethnographic research in the largest dorm on your campus. What is your research question?

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

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

It is important to write your field notes ______ in order to retain as much detail as possible.