Education (research in Context) - Pupils

Question 1

According to Hill, how many major differences are there between the study of adults and the study of young people?

Answer 1

3

Question 2

According to Hill, what are the major differences between the study of adults and the study of young people?

Answer 2

Power and status
Ability and understanding
Vulnerability and ethical issues

Question 3

What do young people have less of than adults?

Answer 3

Less power and status

Question 4

Why may teachers have power to influences which pupils are chosen for sociological research?

Answer 4

Because schools are hierarchal institutions meaning teachers have power over the pupils

Question 5

Why do formal research methods tend to reinforce power differences?

Answer 5

Because the researcher determines what questions are asked

Question 6

What abilities and understandings of children are more limited than that of adults?

Answer 6

Pupils vocabulary
Powers of self-expression
Thinking
Confidence

Question 7

Why do questions have to be worded quickly for sociological research in schools?

Answer 7

To ensure that they are understood

Question 8

What may young children need to understand a question?

Answer 8

More time to process it than adults

Question 9

What are young people more vulnerable to than adults?

Answer 9

Psychological and physical harm

Question 10

What should young people be aware of for sociological research?

Answer 10

Should be aware of what the research involves

Question 11

What checks must researchers in schools have?

Answer 11

DBS checks