theory and methods

Question 1

5 focuses of educational investigation

Answer 1

social class, ethnicity and gender
teacher expectations and labelling
pupil subcultures
school organisation and policy
home background and parental influence

Question 2

3 key places to study in education

Answer 2

classrooms, playground, staff rooms

Question 3

5 practical issues of researching schools

Answer 3

access
safeguarding
time
researcher identity
communication

Question 4

4 ethical issues of researching schools

Answer 4

informed consent
sensitivity and harm
confidentiality
power imbalance

Question 5

3 theoretical issues of researching schools

Answer 5

validity (socially desirable answers)
reliability (due to unstructured interviews)
representativeness

Question 6

3 practical issues of researching teachers

Answer 6

access and cooperation
impression management
time constraint

Question 7

2 ethical issues of researching teachers

Answer 7

power/authority
confidentiality concerns

Question 8

3 theoretical issues of researching teachers

Answer 8

validity (socially desirable answer) representativeness (may not reflect all staff)

Question 9

6 practical issues of researching students

Answer 9

easy access
safeguarding
time constraints
communication
student behaviour
peer influence

Question 10

3 ethical issues of researching students

Answer 10

vunerability
informed consent
confidentiality and harm

Question 11

3 theoretical issues of researching students

Answer 11

validity - expressing views in formal interviews, peer pressure and hawthorn effect, interview teacher figure
interprevetist concerns due to age difference and misinterpretation
repressentativeness

Question 12

3 practical issues of researching parents

Answer 12

access challenges
sampling bias
low questionnaire response rates

Question 13

4 ethical issues of researching parents

Answer 13

informed consent
sensitivity and harm
confidentiality through data protection laws

Question 14

3 Theoretical issues of researching parents

Answer 14

validity - over positive
representative - self-selecting
class and cultural capital