Short-answer questions
Answer each question carefully. Consult your Social Research text when
your memory fails you or when you are in doubt about the accuracy of your
responses.
1
What are the basic assumptions when employing a research design in social
research?
2
What is the purpose of a research design?
3
List five major decisions that are usually made during the planning of a
research design.
4
What are the major steps of the research design?
5
Why is it necessary that a decision is made early in the study about the
research methodology to be employed in the project?
6
How different are the research designs employed by qualitative and quantitative
researchers?
7
List three major differences between the research designs employed by
quantitative and qualitative researchers.
8
Is grounded theory 'grounded'? What does 'grounded' mean in this
context?
9
Give a clear description of what is meant by grounded theory.
10 What are
the central criteria of grounded theory?
11 List the
main procedures and elements of grounded theory research.
12 What is
meant by the 'concept-indicator model' in grounded theory?
13 Describe
the nature and types of coding as employed in grounded theory.
14 What are
'key categories' in grounded theory research and how are they developed?
15 Explain
the structure, process and purpose of theoretical sampling.
16 What is
'saturation', how does it work and how useful is it for social research?