Chapter 9 Matching Quiz

A detailed record of field observations.

The qualitative counterpart of an interview schedule in survey research.

May present serious ethical problems when the setting is private.

A field researcher’s primary means of recording observations while in the observational setting.

To gain access to a group or setting, a field researcher may have to obtain their permission.

Usually selected because of their knowledge or status within the group or community.

An example is Valdez’s account of how her Latina identity facilitated recruitment and rapport with her interviewees.

Vasquez used this type of question to get richer and more detailed information than conveyed in a short answer.

A method of in-depth interviewing in which the researcher assumes the role of moderator.

Type of field research which emphasizes the researcher’s role as a scientific observer.

Type of research in which the researcher actively takes part in the group or setting under study.

May serve as a preliminary research question in qualitative research.

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