Overview of Methods (AQA A-Level Sociology): Flashcards
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PET framework in research method choice
PET framework in research method choice
Practical, Ethical, Theoretical factors
Type of data from questionnaires
Type of data from questionnaires
Quantitative data
Type of data from interviews
Type of data from interviews
Rich qualitative data
Two types of observation in research
Two types of observation in research
Participant and non-participant
What secondary research methods involve
What secondary research methods involve
Analysing existing documents & official statistics
DBS checks required for researching whom?
DBS checks required for researching whom?
Students (young people in schools)
Structured methods: more reliable or valid?
Structured methods: more reliable or valid?
More reliable but may lack validity
Researcher characteristics affecting research
Researcher characteristics affecting research
Age, gender, social class, ethnicity
Why is anonymity challenging in schools?
Why is anonymity challenging in schools?
Small communities - participants easily identifiable
Permissions needed to research students
Permissions needed to research students
School, parents, teachers, student assent
Advantages of researching teachers
Advantages of researching teachers
Articulate, literate, detailed insights
Teachers' professional research concerns
Teachers' professional research concerns
Criticism, career impact, school reputation damage
What parents influence educationally
What parents influence educationally
Social class background, language, values
Processes revealed by student subcultures
Processes revealed by student subcultures
Labelling, self-fulfilling prophecy, identity formation
How time constraints affect educational research
How time constraints affect educational research
Rigid school schedules, limited participant free time