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Wk Topic Learning Objectives Classroom Activities Resources Independent/flipped learning Assessment 12 Choosing a research method After studying this Topic, students will: Know what the main types of data are and what research methods sociologists use. Understand the practical, ethical and theoretical factors influencing choice of method and topic, and be able to assess their relative importance. Understand the difference between positivist and interpretivist approaches to research. Getting Started activity, p90 Application question, p91 Discussion Activity, p93: ‘Should research always be ethical? Application question, p93. Research Activity, p95: ‘Perspective and choice of method’. Application question, p96 Textbook, pp90-99 Research Methods Workbook, pp1-8 Research Activity, p95: ‘Perspective and choice of method’ Summary paragraph from discussion Activity, p93 Completion of Research Activity, p95 QuickCheck Questions, p99 AS and A level Questions to try p99 13 Education: the research context After studying this Topic, students will: Know the main characteristics of education as a context for sociological research. Understand some of the problems and opportunities that researching educational issues presents for sociologists. Be aware of some of the research strategies sociologists use to investigate education. Getting Started activity, p100 Analysis and evaluation questions, p102 Application questions, p103 Research Activity, p104: ‘Using school documents’. Application questions, p105 Research Activity, p106: ‘Characteristics of groups and settings in education’. . Textbook, pp100-107 Research Methods Workbook, pp9-12 Research Activity, p104: ‘Using school documents’. Research Activity, p106: ‘Characteristics of groups and settings in education’. Notes from Research Activity, p104 Completion of posters for Research Activity, p106 QuickCheck Questions, p107 AS and A level Questions to try, p107
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