methods in context (done) Flashcards
explain problems with pupils
Ethical issues
Young people have less power than adults so it is harder for them to state their views openly
Younger pupils may have less advanced vocabulary and powers to self-expression so you many need to ensure the pupil fully understands what you are asking them
Younger people are a vulnerable group and need to gain parental permission for them to participate in your research
explain problems with teachers
They are accustomed to being observed and may put on a show (hawthorne effect)
May be reluctant to allow researchers into their classroom as they see it as their territory
pressured by head teachers to discuss their school in a favourable light
explain problems with classrooms
Highly controlled setting make is difficult to uncover real attitudes
Access to classroom are controlled by a wide range of gatekeepers
Peer groups can have an impact on how confident pupils feel about articulating their true feeling they need to conform
explain problems with schools
Schools are closed hierarchical institutions and this can make access for a researcher difficult
At risk of being under representative
Great deal of secondary data available
explain problems with parents
May be hard to contact without the schools co-operation Some parents are unwilling to participate so could make it under representative as its usually pro-school middle class parents who take part
problems with official stats
Widely available Easy to compare Regular updated Highly representative Positivists like this date Interpretivists question their validity Schools could manipulate the figures to show them in a positive light
problems with documents
Public documents are available online Personal documents less representative Hard to gain access to personal documents Important insight into relationships Open to different interpretations
problems with experiments
ethical issues Have a narrow focus Field experiment can't control the environment Tend to be small scale Lab experiments are artificial Easily repeated Interpretivists argue they are not valid
problems with observations
Produce quantitative data Hard to gain access in schools Permission Restricted by time tables, holiday, sats Language difficulties Not representative Lack reliability
problems with questionnaires
Language is less advance in young people Misunderstanding the questions Easy to access Disruption to class time Response rates are high in class but tend to be low Could be pressures to cooperate Quick, easy and cheap to analys Short attention span of young people Validity
problems with interviews
Young children can’t express themselves easily
Limited vocaulablity
Interviews take long time
Gain access in schools as their hierarchical
Parents can withhold consent
Could be leading questions
what do you need to consider when planning and preparing a review meeting
the role of the facilitator
making the individual feel comftable
explain the role of the facilitator
trained facilitator supports the person whose review is it and considers them to be at the centre, focus on the individual’s
- invites contribution from the people at the meeting
Helps the group compare and explore the different perspectives
Asses the group in agreeing a common direction
Check the individual is happy with the way the meeting is going
explain making the individual feel comfortable
give them choice over the people present at the meeting and give them choice over both the time and the location of the review (it should suit everyone)
explain the questions that can be asked in a review meeting
What are these persons strength?
What can we do to help them achieve their objective?
What is important now for the individual?
What’s important in the future?
What is working and now working for the individual?
