questionnaires

• postal questionnaires + AO3

  Questionnaires that are sent to participants in the post.

  
  

  -can be time consuming and costs money to send

  -easy to send to participants
• web based questionnaires + AO3

  Questionnaires that are sent via the internet.

  
  

  -cost effective (no money)

  -easy to get to participants + get them to answer

  -hard to protect from harm
• hand given questionnaires + AO3

  Given to participants in person by the researcher to the intended participants.

  
  

  -issues with confidentiality + privacy

  -not representative

  -takes a lot of time to give to a large amount of participants
• open questionnaires + AO3

  Allows participants to explain their responses, they can write what they want.

  
  

  -more valid, detailed results

  -subjective

  -takes a lot of time to collect the data (bc of detail)
• closed questionnaires + AO3

  Provides a selection of responses participants have to pick from (like yes or no questions).

  
  

  -more objective than open questionnaires

  -less detail, lack of validity

  -easier to analyse the data
• application to education

  -Bowles + Gintis: 237 questionnaires to schools in New York to get info on behaviours they reward (large sample size - good representation).

  
  

  -Rutter: sent questionnaires to 12 inner London secondary schools, could correlate achievement, looked at attendance + behaviour.

  
  

  -Sullivan: questionnaires from 465 pupils in 4 schools - asking about parents educational achievement, investigating cultural capital (large sample size).