methods in context

Question 1

what are some research characteristics for methods in context?

Answer 1

• impression management
• access/gatekeepers
• vulnerability
• CAGE
• power and status
• peer pressure
• attitude towards school
• language barriers/speech codes
• self esteem
• memory
• detachment/objectivity

Question 2

what are the research characteristics by PET factor?

Answer 2

PRACTICAL:
- gatekeepers/access
- power and status
- skills needs (language codes

ETHICAL:
- power and status
- ability and understanding
- vulnerable groups
- sensitive topics

THEORETICAL:
- peer group pressure
- impression management
- power and status
- peer group pressure
- ability and understanding

Question 3

what are the strengths and weaknesses of questionnaires?

Answer 3

ADVANTAGE:
- quick and cheap
- easy to analyse
- anonymous

DISADVANTAGE:
- low response rate
- limited depth

Question 4

what are strength and weaknesses of structured interviews?

Answer 4

ADVANTAGES:
- high reliability
- easier to compare results

DISADVANTAGES:
- interviewer effect/bias is possible
- less valid
- less depth
- may feel formal/artificial

Question 5

what are advantages and disadvantages of unstructured interviews?

Answer 5

ADVANTAGES:
- high validity
- more relaxed and natural
- allows for follow up questions

DISADVANTAGES:
- hard to compare results
- time consuming and costly
- less reliable

Question 6

what are advantages and disadvantages of group interviews/focus groups?

Answer 6

ADVANTAGES:
- can observe group dynamics
- good for studying opinions and interactions

DISADVANTAGES:
- may be elements of social desirability
- hard to control/keep on topic
- some people may dominate or stay quiet

Question 7

what are advantages and disadvantages of participant observation?

Answer 7

ADVANTAGES:
- high validity (as they are in natural setting)
- can understand meanings and experiences
- can uncover hidden behaviours

DISADVANTAGES:
- time consuming
- hard to record everything
- may end up with researchers having bias or “going native”
- ethical concerns (especially covert)

Question 8

what are advantages and disadvantages of non participant observation?

Answer 8

ADVANTAGES:
- more objective than participant observation
- can observe without interfering
- good for watching behaviour patterns

DISADVANTAGES:
- time consuming
- may result in hawthorne effect

Question 9

what are the advantages and disadvantages of official stats?

Answer 9

ADVANTAGES:
- quick, easy, readily available
- representative
- can show patterns over time

DISADVANTAGES:
- can lack validity
- collected by gov so may not suit researcher aim

Question 10

what are the advantages and disadvantages of lab experiments?

Answer 10

ADVANTAGES:
- high reliability as its in a controlled setting
- can identify cause and effect
- easy to repeat

DISADVANTAGES:
- low validity as its in a artificial setting
- ethical issues (deception, harm)
- not suitable for all topics

Question 11

what are advantages and disadvantages of longitudinal studies?

Answer 11

ADVANTAGES:
- can track changes over time
- good for studying development, education, careers etc

DISADVANTAGES:
- people may drop out
- very time consuming and costly