Education with Research Methods contains the key information for these AS Unit 2 topics, with examiners' notes and essential notes to help students succeed in the exam. An exam section contains two sample papers with answers at A and C grades and detailed comments from AQA examiners on how to move up from a lower grade and secure a higher one.
AQA AS Unit 2 Education with Research Methods contains all the key information for these Unit 2 topics. The revision content and exam practice sections are matched to the AQA 2008 specifications and include:
- The role and purpose of education
- Differential educational achievement
- Relationships and processes within schools
- The significance of educational policies
- Quantitative and qualitative methods of research
- Sources of data
- Primary and secondary data
- Quantitative and qualitative data
- Sociological methods
- Theoretical, practical and ethical considerations
- Exam practice section with sample papers and answers
- Glossary of key terms
- Index
Martin Holborn is an experienced teacher and examiner of A Level, Access and degree-level Sociology, and the author of numerous social science books including co-authoring the last six editions of Sociology: Themes and Perspectives, which has been a bestseller internationally for many years. He is currently an Associate Lecturer in Social Science at The Open University.