Principles of Social and Educational Research

Synopsis: The course considers research methods and methodology in education and the social sciences, with a primary focus on understanding arguments based on empirical evidence, as found in research papers and reports, and on evaluating research reports and identifying their shortcomings. The first two sequences of the video illustrate routine interaction, the first in the OU visitor centre and the second in the OU library. The observational material was gathered by using ‘hidden’ cameras. The second element of the programme provides an example of a structured and an unstructured interview. It includes data-handling exercises on the use of descriptive statistics.
Series: Principles of Social and Educational Research, Course Deh313
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of production: 1991
Availability: AVAILABLE AS PART OF COURSEWORK ONLY.
Subjects: Education; Sociology
Keywords: research methods; statistics

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