methods in context(20 marks paper 1) Flashcards
what three factors do u need to link together in your answer?
who, how, what
who
-pupils
-teachers
-schools
-parents
-classrooms
how
-documents
-official statistics
-questionnaires
-interviews
-experiments
-observations
what
-truancy
-subcultures
-achievement
-parental involvement
-gender identity
-class, ethnicity and language
-labelling
-teachers expectations
what else do you need to consider?
PET
-practical issues
-ethical issues
-theoretical issues
need to link each point about?
need to link:
the method=advantage or disadvantage of this to what(research topic) to who you are researching(school,staff,pupils)
who-pupils
practical issues
-funds to include students who are EAL or have learning difficulties
-negotiating access
who=pupils
ethnical issues
informed consent
confidentiality
protection from harm
who-pupils
theoretical issues
Hawthorne
mistrust of authroity
gender dynamics
who- teacher
practical issues
selecting and negotiating access to a research site
refusal of access
accessing to the teaching staff
who- teacher
ethical issues
informed consent
anonymity
confidentiality
who- teacher
theoretical issues
bias to protect school/self
hawthorne effect
who-schools
practical issues
cost of travel, accommodation etc
time restraints-sociologist who is teaching may not be able to observe the whole lesson in school
who-schools
ethical issues
-guidelines set by British sociological association or British education research
-informed consent
-research ethics committee
who-schools
theoretical issues
-power relationships-dynamic between senior and new teachers, teachers and students
-legal framework
-political framework
