Please read the following questions below and answer which method matches each question, the choices of methods are -

• Phenomenology
• Ethnography
• Focus Groups
• Case Study
• Grounded Theory
• Participatory Action Research

1. A local Native American tribal council was interested in conducting some research regarding concerns about Native children entering the state foster care system and going into white homes primarily. The tribal council partnered with a social work researcher in the area to conduct an assessment of child protection on the reservation and in the surrounding community as it related to Native children. Once they gathered all of the pertinent information, the tribal council members and the researcher collaborated to identify some possible solutions to keep Native children with families that reflect their cultural heritage. This is an example of a study using what qualitative research methods?

2. A social worker decides to conduct a study to see what various constituents believe should be included in a foster parent training program. The social worker needs to gather the information from current or former foster youth, foster parents, child welfare workers, and members of birth families. Ideally, the social worker would like to get as many perspectives as possible using a qualitative research approach. The social worker would get the most information for the least time and cost by using which method of data gathering?

3. A social work student is interested in studying the topic of intimate partner violence. The student is particularly interested in understanding the experiences of men who have been victims of intimate partner violence. The goal of the study would be to get a true picture of what it means to be a male victim of intimate partner violence. This study would most likely use what qualitative method?

4 . A social work researcher is interested in studying life inside an inpatient psychiatric hospital. The researcher is hoping to describe the culture of the hospital from the inside and explain the lives of people who are living in full-time psychiatric care. This study would most likely use what qualitative method?

5. A social work student is interested in studying the topic of adoption. Particularly, the student would like to be able to outline and explain how the adoption process differs for individuals who adopt internationally, domestic infants, and out of foster care. This study would most likely use what qualitative method?

6. A social work student is interested in studying the topic of twin identity development. In particular, the student would like to figure out how twins raised together develop both individual and joint identities. The goal of the research would be to develop a clear explanation for how pairs of twins develop their identities in comparison to what is already understood about identity development. This study would most likely use what qualitative method?