Quiz #1
1. How are the steps of quantitative research process similar to those of the qualitative research process?
2. Where do the approaches differ? Explain why those differences exist.
3. What are the main differences between basic and applied research?
4. What are the major types of data collection techniques?
5. Time point of data collection is a dimension on which research studies vary. Briefly describe the three main types of longitudinal research.
6. Explain what a cohort is and give an example of your own (not from class or the book).
7. Why does social research need theory?
8. Go to page 74 and read the section on causal explanation through the first full paragraph of page 78. Using concepts introduced in that section and elsewhere in the book, explain why the politicians plan in example 3.3 (3.5 in sixth edition) is faulty.
9. Describe the defining aspects of positivist, interpretive and critical approaches to social science. (chapter 4)
10. What is the most important reason to perform a literature review?
11. Neuman discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using the internet for social research (p. 140). Here is a description of google scholar-- including some criticisms. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_scholar
12. Use google scholar to find a research for each of three faculty members from our department. Use google scholar to then find 1 article that cited each of those articles.
Copy and paste the item details from the search result, like this:
justice settings. One of the most critical issues for ethnogra- phers immersed in fieldwork is balancing
the tension between the researcher and participant-observation roles. Ethnographers in ...
Cited by:
A Bauwens - Probation Journal, 2009 - prb.sagepub.com
Abstract Throughout the last decade Belgium's criminal justice sector – and its probation service
in particular – has undergone a period of rapid change gener- ated by public criticism, political
pressure and calls for reform. This qualitative study highlights how structural changes ...
13. What are the most important ethical considerations for social science researchers?
2. Where do the approaches differ? Explain why those differences exist.
3. What are the main differences between basic and applied research?
4. What are the major types of data collection techniques?
5. Time point of data collection is a dimension on which research studies vary. Briefly describe the three main types of longitudinal research.
6. Explain what a cohort is and give an example of your own (not from class or the book).
7. Why does social research need theory?
8. Go to page 74 and read the section on causal explanation through the first full paragraph of page 78. Using concepts introduced in that section and elsewhere in the book, explain why the politicians plan in example 3.3 (3.5 in sixth edition) is faulty.
9. Describe the defining aspects of positivist, interpretive and critical approaches to social science. (chapter 4)
10. What is the most important reason to perform a literature review?
11. Neuman discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using the internet for social research (p. 140). Here is a description of google scholar-- including some criticisms. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_scholar
To what extent do his comments apply or fail to apply to google scholar?
12. Use google scholar to find a research for each of three faculty members from our department. Use google scholar to then find 1 article that cited each of those articles.
Copy and paste the item details from the search result, like this:
Faculty research: Becoming a nonexpert and other strategies for managing fieldwork dilemmas in the criminal justice system Find it with OLinks
U Castellano - Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 2007 - jce.sagepub.com
In this article, the author presents three fieldwork strategies for managing role conflict in criminaljustice settings. One of the most critical issues for ethnogra- phers immersed in fieldwork is balancing
the tension between the researcher and participant-observation roles. Ethnographers in ...
Cited by:
Probation officers' perspectives on recent Belgian changes in the probation service
Find it with OLinksA Bauwens - Probation Journal, 2009 - prb.sagepub.com
Abstract Throughout the last decade Belgium's criminal justice sector – and its probation service
in particular – has undergone a period of rapid change gener- ated by public criticism, political
pressure and calls for reform. This qualitative study highlights how structural changes ...
13. What are the most important ethical considerations for social science researchers?
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