Ch6

To set aside one’s own worldview in order to understand and respect another’s.

A mixed-methods analytic comparison when quantitative outcomes harmonize with qualitative outcomes.

A predictive statement field tested or put through field experimentation to assess its reliability and validity.

A set of assumptions and perceptual orientations shared by members of a research community.

A research paradigm that adheres to experimentation and observation with statistical representation of data and outcomes.

A theory of knowledge construction based on the researcher’s worldview; how her lens on the world and angled ways of knowing it focus and filter the perception and interpretation of it.

An epistemological approach to research that is inductive and emergent; cumulative processes of knowledge building.

The study and description of lived experiences; the essences and essentials of experiential states, natures of being, and personally significant meanings of phenomena.

You are employed with a non-profit sport organization. The Board of Directors has directed staff to judge the effectiveness of the organization's existing programs, and in turn, make decisions about future programming. What research genre should you use?

One of Dr. Trussell's graduate students is doing research on refugee youth's experiences in community sport. For the research design, she has decided to use photo-elicitation interviews with the young people. What does photo-elicitation represent?

As a researcher, you have been invited to work with a local municipality to understand women's low sport participation rates within their community. A key research design decision is to work collaboratively with local women to understand their barriers to sport as well as develop specific strategies to invoke change and enhance their sporting opportunities. This reflects a(n) __________ design.

You are a manager of a privately owned sportsplex. Lately, you have been receiving customer complaints about the quality of the facility as well as the ice scheduling, and in turn, the majority of the teams in one of your rec hockey leagues have told you they are going elsewhere. You decide to invite the customers in to have an in-depth conversation (i.e. Focus groups) about why they perceive the quality of the facility has declined. What does this research decision best represent?