Author Question: Which of the following would be most like an ethnographic research study? a. The study ... (Read 94 times)

futuristic · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Which of the following would be most like an ethnographic research study?

a. The study investigated gender differences in scores on a standardized mathematics test administered to three different primary schools in China.
b. The study investigated the relationship between the number of years an individual had served as principal of a school and the extent of expressed teacher satisfaction.
c. The study described the experiences of immigrants from Mexico who had been enrolled in ESL classes at a local community center.
d. The study documented the number of hours that high school students at a large high school worked at a part-time job during the school year.

Question 2

Recent reports have suggested that children who play soccer may sustain brain injury resulting from repeated hits to the head by the soccer ball. What methodology would you recommend to investigate the claim that children who play soccer have more brain injuries?

a. An experimental study in which one group plays soccer for a semester and a second comparable group plays basketball and then the groups are compared for the number of brain injuries.
b. An ex post facto study, which compares brain injuries for two pre-existing groups one who has played soccer and another group who has been in a sport like swimming where they were not routinely hit in the head.
c. A survey of parents whose children have played soccer.