documents to study education

Question 1

ethical:

Answer 1

+ produced by schools because they have been placed in the public domain

• using persona documents e.g.school reports

Question 2

reliability:

Answer 2

+ school documents e.g. attendance registers are in a systematic format so researchers can draw direct comparisons

• accidental mistakes made when completing documents

Question 3

representative:

Answer 3

+ documents are legally required of all schools

• not all behaviour is recorded e.g. racist behaviour

Question 4

validity:

Answer 4

+ provide important insights into meanings held by teachers and pupils and be high in validity