How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education, 5/e

Jack R. Fraenkel, San Francisco State University
Norman E. Wallen, San Francisco State University

Ethnographic Research

True/False


1	Ethnographic research is particularly appropriate for behaviors that are best understood by observing them within their natural settings.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


2	A key technique in ethnographic studies is in-depth interviewing.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


3	The key techniques in ethnographic studies are in-depth interviewing and participant observation.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


4	The data obtained from ethnographic research samples usually permit generalization to a population.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


5	A key strength of ethnographic research is that it provides the researcher with a much more comprehensive perspective than do other forms of educational research.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


6	Researchers use a variety of instruments in ethnographic studies to collect data and to check validity. This is referred to as triangulation.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


7	Field notes are the notes a researcher in an ethnographic study takes in the field. They include both descriptive field notes (what he or she sees and hears) and reflective field notes (what he or she thinks about what has been observed).
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


8	The primary threat to the validity of information in ethnographic studies is faking by respondents.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


9	A field log is a personal statement of the researcher's feelings and opinions about the people and situations that he or she is observing.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


10	Most of the means of controlling threats to internal validity are applicable to ethnographic research.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE

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