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Education context

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  1. 1Which of these is not one of the five characteristics of education as an area of context?
    1. APupils
    2. BParents
    3. CTeachers
    4. DClassrooms
    5. ESchools
    6. FEnvironment
  2. 2A problem may be that schools are legally responsible for pupils' welfare whilst in school
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  3. 3What are two ways in which the classroom may be a closed social setting?
    1. AAccess to classrooms are restricted
    2. BClassrooms are controlled environments e.g.. in terms of layout or behaviour
    3. CIt isn't always open
  4. 4Identify 3 characteristics of young people that may make them more difficult to study.
    1. AYoung people may find it harder to understand or respond to questions
    2. BThey may be wary of being truthful with adults of higher status
    3. CThey could be drunk
    4. DThey may be susceptible to peer pressure
  5. 5Three barriers that sociologists may face when seeking to carry out research in schools.
    1. AThe researchers may be scared of the children
    2. BAreas of school life may be ‘off limits’ to researchers
    3. C Teachers may not be cooperative
    4. DThere may be a class trip
    5. EHeads or governors may refuse permission to access the school
  6. 6What are two reasons that Meighan (1981) says make it negative to ask pupils about teaching.
    1. A'Children are not competent to judge teachers'
    2. B'Teachers may be upset about what the children think about them'
    3. C'Discipline would be adversely affected.'
  7. 7Class differences between sociologists and parents may be barrier to researching
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  8. 8A problem could be that children are scared of their parents
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  9. 9Who is the gatekeeper of a school?
    1. AThe child
    2. BThe parents
    3. CThe governor
    4. DThe owner of the building
    5. EThe head teacher
  10. 10Working class parents are more likely to be willing to participate in research.
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse

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Quiz on Education context, created by indiansmather on 10/03/2015.
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