A Qualitative Research Essay

1. - Identify the method used to administer the survey. Was this the best choice? Explain your answer. The survey is done with the interview method in groups of 30 students, and was taken as a focus group. The interview would have been the best method for which respondents could give an answer more accurate, thus feelings of teenager have had grouped thus obtaining a better result. The survey requested by real groups offers questions that not could lead express feelings about the issue. (Pope, Lovell, Brand, 2001) 2. - Which questions are close-ended and which are open-ended? What changes, if needed? Would you suggest? Explain your answer. The questions were raised in a very close way, and without giving the person …show more content…
- What types of validity is this instrument likely to have? The project reached the desired validity to find the relationship between young, heavy music and crime, another important factor in the research serious describe the experience of people who responded that they liked to listen heavy metal music and openly admitting having committed criminal act. (Maxfield, Babbie, 2005).

4. - Evaluate the questions concerning parental attachment and control. Were they effective? What changes, if needed, would you suggest? Explain your answer. The questions that were made being direct, not allowed the participants explain their feelings, for example asked share with their parents, the person can respond directly sometimes, never or not, and this answer not cover all aspects of an open response, and explanatory of the person, the questions did not permit the person express themselves freely and express their feelings.

5. - What is your opinion of the use of this questionnaire to explore the relationship between heavy metal music preference and