sociology research methods studies

Question 1

Connor and Dewson

Answer 1

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Connor and Dewson conducted research to try and understand why some people from the lower classes do not attend university. They took a sample of individuals from higher to lower class backgrounds

GROUP 1 - Pre entry Alevel students- Using focus groups to ask about where they had applied

GROUP 2- Current students - Sent 4000 postal questionnaires to 23 universities: dealing with gatekeeper in each. They then received a 41% response rate, this has mainly closed questions.

GROUP 3 – Non-students - Held phone surveys with 176 young people who had not gone to university with mainly closed questions

They found that many issues affected an individual’s decision if to go onto HE- such as future job security and self-worth. The main reason not to attend was debt; this meant choosing local university if they did choose to go.
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