Quantitative Research Methods: Questionnaires - Rees and Lee Flashcards
Did Rees and Lee carry out a survey to do their research?
Yes
How many people were involved in their research?
11,000
What age group did Rees and Lee use for their study?
14 to 16 year olds
What was the purpose of the research?
To find out how many young people had run away from home
What did Rees and Lee do at the start of their research?
They looked for previous research in the area about young runaways
What did Rees and Lee find when looking for previous studies on young runaways?
A study had been published in 1999
What did Rees and Lee do with the study from 1999 in relation to their study?
They used the same methodology
Why did Rees and Lee use the same methodology as the 1999 study?
So that it would be easier to compare how the situation had changed in 7 years
How was the sample representative?
Participants were drawn from 16 different areas of the country
What did Rees and Lee give the students to get data?
Self-report questionnaires
How did Rees and Lee make sure the questionnaire was valid and reliable?
Participants were asked to complete the questionnaire on their own
What would be an issue with Rees and Lee in terms of trying to get to this group of people for their study?
They would need a gatekeeper
Were there many open questions in the questionnaire?
They were limited
Name 2 ways that Rees and Lee made sure all participants could understand the questionnaires
They printed it out in participants’ native languages or made the font bigger
What did Rees and Lee do with students before they answered the questionnaire?
They made sure they fully understood the purpose of the questionnaire
