Activity 21.2:

True or False?

Write "T" in the space provided in front of each of the statements listed below that are true. Write "F" in front of each statement that is false.

1. There is no experimental "treatment" in ethnographic research.
2. Participant observation is not used in ethnographic research.
3. Ethnographic researchers usually begin their research with precise hypotheses.
4. A particular strength of ethnographic research is that it can reveal nuances and subtleties that other methodologies may miss.
5. Ethnographic research is particularly suitable for topics that defy simple quantification.
6. Most ethnographic studies are done in laboratory settings.
7. The samples studied by ethnographers are usually quite small.
8. A major advantage of ethnographic research is that it provides the researcher with a much more comprehensive perspective than do other forms of educational research.
9. Ethnographic research is highly dependent on the particular researcher's observations.
10. A major check on the accuracy of an ethnographer's observations lies in the quality of his or her field notes.
11. Ethnographic data are usually collected in the form of numbers.