Research Info Parents

Question 1

Practical

Answer 1

• parents not present in schools
• getting addresses - limit sample size, encourage researchers to use qualitative methods
• unlikely to be able to observe behaviour if parents

Question 2

Ethical

Answer 2

• parents more likely to give properly informed indent than children
• maintaining confidentiality

Question 3

Theoretical issues

Answer 3

• representative sample of parents
• research data might exaggerate the degree to which parents assist children with homework
• questionnaires there may be uneven response rate affecting representativeness