Secondary Data Research Methods: Personal Documents - Hey Flashcards
What was Hey studying?
The way school girls created friendship groups
What did Hey want to understand?
How gender was expressed through interaction
Did Hey use participant observation?
Yes
Did Hey use focus groups?
No
Did Hey use Interviews?
Yes
Did Hey use personal documents?
Yes
How many schools did Hey observe?
2
What was the social class of one school compared to the other?
One school was mostly working class students and the other was more diverse
Were Hey’s interviews structured or unstructured?
Unstructured
How did the girls regularly communicate in school?
With hand-written notes
Why did Hey say the passing of hand-written notes was fascinating?
Because the notes were the means of transmitting values of friendship
What was found with 90% of the notes written by the girls?
They were over concerns about relationships with their friend groups
What would Hey have to do in order to gain this note data?
She would have to gain the trust of the girls
How many notes of conversation did Hey obtain?
70
What was difficult with the notes in terms of legibility?
It was difficult to read some notes
