Questionnaires [IN CONTEXT] Flashcards
Practical advantage?
Less time consuming
What does the practical advantage mean for W/C parents?
Unemployed, self-employed
= Enough time to complete it
Practical disadvantage?
M/C majority cannot hand it in
What does the practical disadvantage mean for M/C parents?
Often working with no time
= Don’t get round to completing it
Ethical advantage?
Anonymity
= No name/info required
What does the ethical advantage mean for parents?
Answer truthfully
= If mistreatment of kids, they still remain anonymous
Ethical disadvantage?
Harm to participants
What does the ethical disadvantage mean for parents?
Parents that lack a role in their child’s education
= May dodge, avoid sensitive topics
Reliability advantage?
Questions are identical
= Easy to view more involved parents
How can more involved parents be spotted?
M/C = Know of league table, exam procedures
W/C = Materially + Culturally deprived
Validity disadvantage?
W/C parents may not be as honest
Why may W/C not be as honest for validity?
Although at home,
= Embarrassed of their parenting
via parents evening, homework help
What is an example study?
Helen Connor & Sara Dewson
- 4,000 Q for 14+ higher education
= Investigating influence of W/C decisions for university
Representative disadvantage?
It may not be as representative
Why may it not be as representative?
W/C = Restricted code, lacking understanding
- May throw away or forget to answer
M/C = Elaborated code, knowledgeable of questionnaires
Why may positivists favour questionnaires?
Easy for them to measure the patterns and trends via set questions
= Overview of society as a whole
Why may interpretivists not favour questionnaires?
Prefer unstructured interviews
= Focuses on the meanings, thoughts, and feelings
What is Verstehen?
Extreme thoughts and feelings of an individual
