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What is a challenge faced by researchers when trying to collect data within schools, according to Beynon and Atkinson (1984)?
What is a challenge faced by researchers when trying to collect data within schools, according to Beynon and Atkinson (1984)?
Gatekeepers such as heads steering the researcher away from sensitive situations.
What type of data may be publicly available for researchers to use in their study of education?
What type of data may be publicly available for researchers to use in their study of education?
Exam results and league tables.
What is a limitation of observing teacher-pupil interactions in the classroom?
What is a limitation of observing teacher-pupil interactions in the classroom?
It is difficult to observe whether parents help children with their homework.
Why may single-sex schools pose a problem for researchers?
Why may single-sex schools pose a problem for researchers?
How do marketisation policies influence parent involvement in education?
How do marketisation policies influence parent involvement in education?
What research method did Wright use to gain insight into social relations within school?
What research method did Wright use to gain insight into social relations within school?
What did Bowles and Gintis find when they compared their questionnaire results to exam results?
What did Bowles and Gintis find when they compared their questionnaire results to exam results?
What type of data did Chubb and Moe collect to investigate parental attitudes to schooling?
What type of data did Chubb and Moe collect to investigate parental attitudes to schooling?
What do Government statistics on the exams results of children eligible for free school meals show?
What do Government statistics on the exams results of children eligible for free school meals show?
What type of documents did Gerwitz collect to study the way in which schools responded to being part of an ‘education market’?
What type of documents did Gerwitz collect to study the way in which schools responded to being part of an ‘education market’?
Why is it important to supervise pupils when they are filling in questionnaires in a school-based setting?
Why is it important to supervise pupils when they are filling in questionnaires in a school-based setting?
What might be a limitation of using teachers as researchers in a school setting?
What might be a limitation of using teachers as researchers in a school setting?
According to Roland Meighan's (1981) study, what concerns did head teachers express about involving pupils in commenting on their teachers?
According to Roland Meighan's (1981) study, what concerns did head teachers express about involving pupils in commenting on their teachers?
What type of data are schools legally required to collect, and how might this data be useful to sociologists?
What type of data are schools legally required to collect, and how might this data be useful to sociologists?
How might the teacher-pupil dynamic influence the data collected in a school-based research study?
How might the teacher-pupil dynamic influence the data collected in a school-based research study?
What is a limitation of using questionnaires in educational research, especially when studying the relationship between social class and education?
What is a limitation of using questionnaires in educational research, especially when studying the relationship between social class and education?
What is an advantage of using unstructured interviews in educational research, as demonstrated by Sharpe's study?
What is an advantage of using unstructured interviews in educational research, as demonstrated by Sharpe's study?
How did Rosenthal and Jacobson's field experiment demonstrate the power of teacher expectations in shaping student outcomes?
How did Rosenthal and Jacobson's field experiment demonstrate the power of teacher expectations in shaping student outcomes?
What is an advantage of using participant observation, as demonstrated by Lacey's study?
What is an advantage of using participant observation, as demonstrated by Lacey's study?
How may social class influence parent involvement in education, according to sociological research?
How may social class influence parent involvement in education, according to sociological research?
What is a challenge faced by researchers when conducting interviews with pupils in schools, and how can they address it?
What is a challenge faced by researchers when conducting interviews with pupils in schools, and how can they address it?
Why is it important for researchers to carefully consider the wording of their questions when conducting research with pupils?
Why is it important for researchers to carefully consider the wording of their questions when conducting research with pupils?
What is a key ethical issue that researchers need to consider when conducting research with pupils, and how can they address it?
What is a key ethical issue that researchers need to consider when conducting research with pupils, and how can they address it?
What is a crucial consideration for researchers when involving young people in their studies, and why is it important?
What is a crucial consideration for researchers when involving young people in their studies, and why is it important?
How can researchers overcome the limitations of pupils' understanding when seeking informed consent?
How can researchers overcome the limitations of pupils' understanding when seeking informed consent?
Why is it important for researchers to consider the potential impact of power dynamics on the data collected when conducting research in schools?
Why is it important for researchers to consider the potential impact of power dynamics on the data collected when conducting research in schools?
What can teachers do to present a positive image to researchers, and why is this a challenge for researchers?
What can teachers do to present a positive image to researchers, and why is this a challenge for researchers?
What are the implications of the classroom setting for researchers, and how does it affect their access and behaviour?
What are the implications of the classroom setting for researchers, and how does it affect their access and behaviour?
Why is it essential to establish trust and rapport when researching young people, and what can help achieve this?
Why is it essential to establish trust and rapport when researching young people, and what can help achieve this?
What are some limitations of researching teachers, and how do their roles and responsibilities affect their interactions with researchers?
What are some limitations of researching teachers, and how do their roles and responsibilities affect their interactions with researchers?
What is the primary advantage of using secondary data in sociological research?
What is the primary advantage of using secondary data in sociological research?
What are two types of sources of secondary data?
What are two types of sources of secondary data?
What is a potential limitation of using secondary data in research?
What is a potential limitation of using secondary data in research?
What are two practical considerations that influence the choice of research method?
What are two practical considerations that influence the choice of research method?
How can access to resources affect the choice of research method?
How can access to resources affect the choice of research method?
What is an important consideration when conducting research on education?
What is an important consideration when conducting research on education?
What is a potential issue with using large scale surveys in research?
What is a potential issue with using large scale surveys in research?
What is an advantage of using small scale studies in research?
What is an advantage of using small scale studies in research?
Why is it important to consider the limitations of research methods when conducting research on education?
Why is it important to consider the limitations of research methods when conducting research on education?
What is a potential issue with using documents as a source of secondary data?
What is a potential issue with using documents as a source of secondary data?
What are some of the key considerations that researchers need to keep in mind when involving vulnerable participants, such as children, in their studies?
What are some of the key considerations that researchers need to keep in mind when involving vulnerable participants, such as children, in their studies?
What is the significance of informed consent in research, particularly when working with vulnerable populations?
What is the significance of informed consent in research, particularly when working with vulnerable populations?
What are some benefits of participant observation in research, and how can it enhance our understanding of social phenomena?
What are some benefits of participant observation in research, and how can it enhance our understanding of social phenomena?
What are some of the ethical considerations that researchers need to keep in mind when conducting research with children, and how can they ensure their protection?
What are some of the ethical considerations that researchers need to keep in mind when conducting research with children, and how can they ensure their protection?
What are some of the benefits of using unstructured interviews in research, and how can they enhance our understanding of social phenomena?
What are some of the benefits of using unstructured interviews in research, and how can they enhance our understanding of social phenomena?
What power dynamic challenge do researchers face when conducting interviews with pupils in schools, and how can they address it?
What power dynamic challenge do researchers face when conducting interviews with pupils in schools, and how can they address it?
What is a crucial consideration for researchers when involving young people in their studies, and why is it important?
What is a crucial consideration for researchers when involving young people in their studies, and why is it important?
How can researchers overcome the limitations of pupils' understanding when seeking informed consent?
How can researchers overcome the limitations of pupils' understanding when seeking informed consent?
What is a key ethical issue that researchers need to consider when conducting research with pupils, and how can they address it?
What is a key ethical issue that researchers need to consider when conducting research with pupils, and how can they address it?
Why is it important for researchers to consider the potential impact of power dynamics on the data collected when conducting research in schools?
Why is it important for researchers to consider the potential impact of power dynamics on the data collected when conducting research in schools?
What is a potential ethical issue with field experiments, as highlighted by Rosenhan's 'pseudopatient' study?
What is a potential ethical issue with field experiments, as highlighted by Rosenhan's 'pseudopatient' study?
Why is it important to consider the potential impact of power dynamics on the data collected when conducting research in schools?
Why is it important to consider the potential impact of power dynamics on the data collected when conducting research in schools?
What is a crucial consideration for researchers when involving young people in their studies?
What is a crucial consideration for researchers when involving young people in their studies?
Why is it essential to establish trust and rapport when researching young people?
Why is it essential to establish trust and rapport when researching young people?
What is an important consideration when conducting research on education, especially when involving children?
What is an important consideration when conducting research on education, especially when involving children?
What is a crucial consideration for researchers when involving young people in their studies, and why is it important?
What is a crucial consideration for researchers when involving young people in their studies, and why is it important?
What is an advantage of using participant observation in educational research, and how does it relate to issues of vulnerability and informed consent?
What is an advantage of using participant observation in educational research, and how does it relate to issues of vulnerability and informed consent?
What are the implications of the classroom setting for researchers, and how does it affect their access and behavior?
What are the implications of the classroom setting for researchers, and how does it affect their access and behavior?
Why is it essential to establish trust and rapport when researching young people, and what can help achieve this?
Why is it essential to establish trust and rapport when researching young people, and what can help achieve this?
What is a key ethical issue that researchers need to consider when conducting research with pupils, and how can they address it?
What is a key ethical issue that researchers need to consider when conducting research with pupils, and how can they address it?
What is the significance of obtaining informed consent from participants, particularly in studies involving vulnerable populations?
What is the significance of obtaining informed consent from participants, particularly in studies involving vulnerable populations?
Why is it essential to consider the potential effects of research on participants, and what steps can researchers take to mitigate any harm?
Why is it essential to consider the potential effects of research on participants, and what steps can researchers take to mitigate any harm?
What special considerations should researchers take when working with vulnerable participants, such as children, and why?
What special considerations should researchers take when working with vulnerable participants, such as children, and why?
Why is confidentiality and privacy of participants essential in research, and what steps can researchers take to ensure it?
Why is confidentiality and privacy of participants essential in research, and what steps can researchers take to ensure it?
What special codes of practice have been developed for researching young people, and what is their primary focus?
What special codes of practice have been developed for researching young people, and what is their primary focus?
What are the potential consequences of covert research, and when might it be justified?
What are the potential consequences of covert research, and when might it be justified?
What should researchers consider when involving young people in their studies, and why is it important?
What should researchers consider when involving young people in their studies, and why is it important?
Why is it essential to establish trust and rapport when researching young people, and what can help achieve this?
Why is it essential to establish trust and rapport when researching young people, and what can help achieve this?
What is a key consideration when involving young people in research, and how can it be addressed?
What is a key consideration when involving young people in research, and how can it be addressed?
Why are children considered vulnerable participants in research, and what are the implications of this vulnerability?
Why are children considered vulnerable participants in research, and what are the implications of this vulnerability?
What is a challenge faced by researchers when conducting experiments in real-world settings, such as schools?
What is a challenge faced by researchers when conducting experiments in real-world settings, such as schools?
Why is it challenging to study the past using experimental methods?
Why is it challenging to study the past using experimental methods?
What is a key ethical principle that researchers must consider when conducting research with children or vulnerable populations?
What is a key ethical principle that researchers must consider when conducting research with children or vulnerable populations?
What is the Hawthorne effect, and how does it impact research?
What is the Hawthorne effect, and how does it impact research?
What was unethical about Milgram's (1974) famous studies on obedience to authority?
What was unethical about Milgram's (1974) famous studies on obedience to authority?
What is a limitation of using experimental methods to study large-scale social phenomena?
What is a limitation of using experimental methods to study large-scale social phenomena?
Why is it crucial to consider the potential impact of power dynamics on the data collected when conducting research in schools?
Why is it crucial to consider the potential impact of power dynamics on the data collected when conducting research in schools?
What is an essential consideration when involving vulnerable participants, such as children, in research studies?
What is an essential consideration when involving vulnerable participants, such as children, in research studies?
What is the significance of informed consent, particularly when working with vulnerable populations?
What is the significance of informed consent, particularly when working with vulnerable populations?
What is a key consideration when conducting research with children or vulnerable populations?
What is a key consideration when conducting research with children or vulnerable populations?
What is an advantage of using snowball sampling in research?
What is an advantage of using snowball sampling in research?
What is a limitation of cluster sampling?
What is a limitation of cluster sampling?
Why might opportunity sampling be a convenient method?
Why might opportunity sampling be a convenient method?
What is a key difference between positivist and interpretivist approaches to research?
What is a key difference between positivist and interpretivist approaches to research?
Why might researchers choose to use snowball sampling instead of random sampling?
Why might researchers choose to use snowball sampling instead of random sampling?
What is an advantage of using cluster sampling?
What is an advantage of using cluster sampling?
What is a limitation of opportunity sampling?
What is a limitation of opportunity sampling?
Why might interpretivists be less concerned with obtaining a representative sample?
Why might interpretivists be less concerned with obtaining a representative sample?
What were the pseudopatients in Rosenhan's experiment pretending to have, and what did the hospital staff treat them as?
What were the pseudopatients in Rosenhan's experiment pretending to have, and what did the hospital staff treat them as?
In Rosenhan's experiment, what was the potential flaw in identifying the cause of the hospital staff's behavior towards the pseudopatients?
In Rosenhan's experiment, what was the potential flaw in identifying the cause of the hospital staff's behavior towards the pseudopatients?
What is a criticism of field experiments, apart from the issue of control?
What is a criticism of field experiments, apart from the issue of control?
What was the purpose of Rosenthal and Jacobson's field experiment?
What was the purpose of Rosenthal and Jacobson's field experiment?
What is an advantage of field experiments, according to Rosenhan's study?
What is an advantage of field experiments, according to Rosenhan's study?
What is a challenge of conducting field experiments, and how does it relate to control?
What is a challenge of conducting field experiments, and how does it relate to control?
In what way was Rosenhan's study an example of a field experiment?
In what way was Rosenhan's study an example of a field experiment?
What did Rosenhan's study show about the treatment of patients in mental hospitals?
What did Rosenhan's study show about the treatment of patients in mental hospitals?
What is an advantage of using questionnaires in research, and why do researchers prefer them?
What is an advantage of using questionnaires in research, and why do researchers prefer them?
What is a limitation of using questionnaires in research?
What is a limitation of using questionnaires in research?
Why do questionnaires pose fewer ethical problems than other research methods?
Why do questionnaires pose fewer ethical problems than other research methods?
What is a benefit of using questionnaires in research, in terms of representativeness?
What is a benefit of using questionnaires in research, in terms of representativeness?
What should researchers ensure when using questionnaires to collect data?
What should researchers ensure when using questionnaires to collect data?
Why is it important for researchers to consider the limitations of questionnaires when interpreting their findings?
Why is it important for researchers to consider the limitations of questionnaires when interpreting their findings?
What is a potential consequence of using long or time-consuming questionnaires?
What is a potential consequence of using long or time-consuming questionnaires?
What is a key advantage of using questionnaires in educational research?
What is a key advantage of using questionnaires in educational research?
What is the main difference between the comparative method and other types of experiments?
What is the main difference between the comparative method and other types of experiments?
What is the purpose of identifying two groups of people in the comparative method?
What is the purpose of identifying two groups of people in the comparative method?
What is an example of the comparative method?
What is an example of the comparative method?
What are three advantages of the comparative method over laboratory experiments?
What are three advantages of the comparative method over laboratory experiments?
What is a limitation of the comparative method?
What is a limitation of the comparative method?
What is the main goal of the comparative method?
What is the main goal of the comparative method?
How does the comparative method work?
How does the comparative method work?
What is an advantage of the comparative method when studying past events?
What is an advantage of the comparative method when studying past events?
What is a major challenge faced by researchers when conducting interviews with pupils in schools, and how can it be addressed?
What is a major challenge faced by researchers when conducting interviews with pupils in schools, and how can it be addressed?
What limitations do pupils have that can impact their ability to participate in research, and how can researchers accommodate these limitations?
What limitations do pupils have that can impact their ability to participate in research, and how can researchers accommodate these limitations?
Why is it essential to obtain informed consent from pupils and their guardians when conducting research in schools?
Why is it essential to obtain informed consent from pupils and their guardians when conducting research in schools?
What is a key consideration for researchers when involving vulnerable participants, such as children, in their studies?
What is a key consideration for researchers when involving vulnerable participants, such as children, in their studies?
How can researchers overcome the challenges of gaining informed consent from pupils, given their limited understanding?
How can researchers overcome the challenges of gaining informed consent from pupils, given their limited understanding?
What is a crucial ethical issue that researchers need to consider when conducting research with pupils, and how can they address it?
What is a crucial ethical issue that researchers need to consider when conducting research with pupils, and how can they address it?
Why is it important for researchers to consider the potential impact of power dynamics on the data collected when conducting research in schools?
Why is it important for researchers to consider the potential impact of power dynamics on the data collected when conducting research in schools?
What is a key consideration for researchers when involving young people in their studies, and why is it important?
What is a key consideration for researchers when involving young people in their studies, and why is it important?
