Case studies and ethnographic research are usually referred to as
1. field research
2. naturalistic research
3. low-constraint research
4. all of the above
Field research is characterised by
1. the fact that it is an inquiry into real-life situations
2. the fact that it takes place in a setting that is not established just for the purpose of research
3. the fact that its respondents do not always know that they are studied
4. all of the above
Field studies are
1. exploratory studies
2. descriptive studies
3. hypothesis-testing studies
4. all of the above
Which of the following is NOT correct? Case study analysis differs from other types of research because it
1. studies units in their totality and not parts of units
2. is interested in past events and not in contemporary phenomena
3. studies typical cases
4. none of the above
In quantitative research, case studies are employed
1. as a prelude to quantitative studies
2. as a form of pre-test
3. as a post-research explanation of the main study
4. in all forms listed above
According to Yin, which of the following methods is used to analyse data obtained through case studies?
1. pattern-matching
2. explanation building
3. time-series analysis
4. all of the above
Which of the following is NOT one of the writing models employed in field research?
1. member-centred writing
2. writer-centred writing
3. context-centred writing
4. mixed-format writing
Which of the following is NOT correct?
1. case studies do not allow an in-depth analysis of the research subject
2. case studies focus on direct and verifiable life experiences
3. research cannot be replicated
4. research cannot be replicated
Which of the following is NOT one of the foundations of ethnographic research?
1. culture, as a system shared by groups of people
2. particularism, as a way of looking at the specific and not the whole
3. naturalism, devoted to study cultures in natural settings
4. chronology, that is, an interest in studying primitive cultures
According to Reinharz (1992) feminist ethnography is aimed at
1. documenting the lives and activities of women
2. understanding the experience of women from their own point of view
3. conceptualising women’s behaviour as an expression of social contexts
4. all of the above