Sociology Research Methods Revision Lesson

A-Level Sociology Methods in Context Revision Lesson/Resources
Includes powerpoint and corresponding knowledge organiser for students to fill out.
Based on the AQA specification.
Covers:

• Key terms
• Key concepts (aims, hypotheses, operationalising concepts, pilot studies)
• Sampling methods
• Types of data (qualitative, quantitative, primary, secondary)
• Factors influencing choice of methods (practical issues, ethical issues, theoretical/methodological issues)
• Methodological perspectives (positivism vs interpretivism)
• Researching pupils
• Researching teachers
• Researching classrooms
• Researching schools
• Researching parents
• Research methods (explanation, advantages, disadvantages, link to education context):
  • Laboratory Experiments
  • Field experiments
  • Closed-ended questionnaires
  • Open-ended questionnaires
  • Structured interviews
  • Unstructured interviews
  • Covert participant observation
  • Overt participant observation
  • Official statistics
  • Public documents
  • Personal documents
  • Historical documents
• Evaluating research (generalisability, reliability, application and implications, validity, ethics)
  (Both resources are in pptx format, with knowledge organiser is best printed in A3).