Ethnographers contend with numerous issues while in the field. Which important issue is distinctive to ethnography?
A researcher plans to conduct
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Which statement about qualitative interviews is true?
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The research tradition known as hermeneutics is closely allied with which other research tradition?
Qualitative sampling may begin with volunteer participants, but many studies eventually evolve to a broad strategy of sampling that is focused on the study’s information needs. What is the name of that broad strategy?
An ethnographer is studying the culture of a refugee community in Toronto. The interviews take place in the participants’ homes, and the interviewer asks participants to talk about family pictures and souvenirs that are on display. What type of interview is this?
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Which research tradition focuses on the rules and structure of conversations?
A qualitative researcher studied women’s decision to delay birth until their late 30s. Initial participants referred other women who had made similar decisions. What type of sample is being used with such referrals?
A nurse researcher studied barriers to smoking cessation among pregnant women. The study involved in-depth interviews with 16 women who differed in terms of marital status, parity, education,
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and length of time as a smoker. Which sampling method was used?
A nurse researcher excused herself from an event she was observing and phoned in some notes to remind herself about key points of observation. What are these notes called?
Although qualitative research design is emergent, advance planning is needed for which purpose?
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Participant observers can gather a wide range of information about a group or setting under study. Which question is least likely to be considered relevant from a substantive point of view in a participant observation study?
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Which exemplifies an enabler in conducting ethnonursing research?
A nurse researcher is studying parents’ experiences of having a
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child diagnosed with leukemia. The researcher began the interview by asking, “Can you tell me what it was like when you first learned that your child had leukemia?” This is an example of which type of question?
Which model of generalizability involves inferences about whether findings from a qualitative inquiry can be extrapolated beyond the study sample? [Show Less]