A Level Sociology Research Methods: Education: The research context (Research characteristics

A Level Sociology Research Methods: Education: The research context (Research characteristics): A young person's memory is less developed than that of an adult - so they may be unable to recall in detail relevant material when asked to do so by the researcher. A Level Sociology Research Methods: Education: The research context (Research characteristics): According to Meighan and Harber (2007), heads sometimes view research negatively. - For example, heads' reactions to a research project that Meighan wanted to carry out on consulting pupils about teaching included the following views: It is dangerous to involve pupils in commenting on their teachers. Discipline would be adversely affected. It would be bade for classroom relationships. Children are not competent to judge teachers. A Level Sociology Research Methods: Education: The research context (Research characteristics): Although lists of parents' names and addresses exist in school records, a school would not normally release such information to researchers. - The school might well be happy to help a researcher contact parents by using the usual method of sending l