Researching...
Researching:
- pupils
- teachers
- classrooms
- schools
- parents
- Created by: E456
- Created on: 20-03-18 18:10
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- Researching...
- pupils
- Hill (2005)
- (1) power and status
- children have less power and status, meaning they do not have the same opportunity to state their views
- hierarchy in schools (teachers have the status and power)
- one-to-one interviews may reinforce power differences between researchers and pupils, group interviews would be better
- children have less power and status, meaning they do not have the same opportunity to state their views
- (2) ability and understanding
- limited vocal, forms of self-expression and critical skills
- when investigating abstract concepts, researchers can't over complicate questions
- limitations in pupils' understanding also make it more difficult to gain their informed consent
- (3) vulnerability and ethical issue
- pupils more vulnerable
- parental permission not enough
- pupil needs to be aware of the research
- personal data needs to be protected
- harder to research via long-time questioning as this is inappropriate
- also harder to reach children due to gate-keepers
- (1) power and status
- Hill (2005)
- teachers
- (1) power relationships not equal
- teachers have more status because of age, experience, responsibility and skill
- teachers see classroom as 'my classroom' and researcher may be seen as 'trespasser'
- BUT teachers not fully independent due to having heads, governors, parents and pupils constraining them
- researchers need to develop a 'cover' to carry out covert investigations
- (2) impression management
- teachers used to being observed (e.g OFSTED) so more willing to partake in research
- teachers put on a face
- researchers will be seen as 'newcomer' so not be able to get as much information
- teachers may be reluctant to answer questions honestly - it may affect their carer prospects
- researchers will be seen as 'newcomer' so not be able to get as much information
- (1) power relationships not equal
- classrooms
- young people copy friendships groups, no individualising in answers
- in classroom interactions, teachers and pupils disguise feelings towards certain situations
- hard to get genuine responses; classroom controlled by teachers/staff
- pupils find it hard to open up to researchers
- schools
- researchers may be seen as contributing to school hierarchy making it harder to research students
- gatekeepers e.g. headteachers
- control researcher's access
- timetables may affect researchers access
- control researcher's access
- law requires school to educate
- research cannot get in the way
- pressure of good school attendance reports and standards
- school is under close scrutiny, research may get in the way
- parents
- parents influence what goes on in education
- for example, how they bring up their children and by their involvement in the school
- parents not easy group to contact/study
- not in school full-time
- for example, hard to tell whether parents help children with their homework
- some parents more willing to participate in research
- middle class parents are more likely to be pro-school than working-class parents, hence being more worthwhile to research
- parents influence what goes on in education
- pupils
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