pilot study Flashcards
Definition
A short version of the whole research that is used to test out the effectiveness of the research tools e.g sampling, methods.
Involving Chinese older people in policy and practice. Published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (mixed methods)
This study aimed to enable Chinese older people to influence policy and practice. The first involved group discussions with older Chinese people to formulate a joint statement. They carried out a pilot study which gained the trust of their participants, to relax them and help train them to become active, engaged members of the group discussion - validity and ethics.
it saves resources and may even provide the researchers with opportunities to improve a larger, more scientific, and thus provide valid results and gen/rep
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RAISING THE ‘MERITOCRACY’: PARENTING AND THE INDIVIDUALISATION OF SOCIAL CLASS - Val Gillies
Wanted to see how class structure can be part of the daily process of raising children. Before using a large scale questionnaire she used it on a small sample to check weather the research tool is well designed so that respondents understand the questions - Participants can give feedback which the researcher can assess their experiment and make the necessary changes
