Research methods example

What is an example of an experiment?

Rosenthal and Jacobson education study where they said that certain children were spurters and measured their progression

What is an example of a questionnaire?

census where they ask questions of every household

What is an example of a structured interview?

Willmott and Young - surveyed families to develop the march of progress model

What is an example of an unstructured interview?

Oakley- studying women’s experiences of domestic labour

What is an example of covert participant observation?

Patrick- studies gangs in Glasgow through becoming part of the gang

What is an example of the overt participant observation?

Willis- studies wc boys in school and their anti-school subcultures

What is an example of non-participant observation?

strange situation, OFSTED

What is an example of official statistics?

British crime survey, Durkheim study of suicide

What is an example of documents?

Aries study of childhood in medieval era