Doing Sociological Research (Short Cuts) :: Sociology

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The Short Cuts package consists of a number of short video programmes designed to give teachers the flexibility to integrate illustrative video material into their lessons in whatever way they choose. This compact DVD features footage of research in action, up to date expert analysis and reinforcing graphics to bring four research methods to life.

Introduction to Social Research

Sociology: Doing Sociological Research
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What is research? The key concepts of reliability, validity and representativeness made accessible in the study of social interaction in schools.

Survey Research

Sociology: Doing Sociological Research
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Key ideas in survey research are illustrated as we follow a study of educational inequalities.

Interviews in Sociology

Sociology: Doing Sociological Research
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We look at decision making and social capital in education and illustrate the use of interview methods in sociology.

Observational Research

Sociology: Doing Sociological Research
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See ethnography in action as we follow a study of surveillance in schools using observational methods.

Free Teaching Resources

Sociology: Doing Sociological Research
To complement and enhance the videos we’ve produced a range of free teaching resources to download. Although these supporting materials have been developed to ensure close-integration with the videos - to provide a complete learning package for a particular topic - many of the materials can be used as stand-alone resources.

Introduction to Sociological Research
Activities and Web Links (PDF Document 224.15 KB.)
Reliability (PDF Document 36.59 KB.)
Validity (PDF Document 20.78 KB.)
Representativeness (PDF Document 53.81 KB.)
PowerPoint Slides (MS Powerpoint Document 561.5 KB.)
PowerPoint Handouts (PDF Document 216.11 KB.)

Social Surveys
Activities and Weblinks (PDF Document 238.49 KB.)
PowerPoint Slides (MS Powerpoint Document 545.5 KB.)
PowerPoint Handouts (PDF Document 148.24 KB.)

Interviews
Activities and Weblinks (PDF Document 240.19 KB.)
PowerPoint Slides (MS Powerpoint Document 548.5 KB.)
PowerPoint Handouts (PDF Document 204.09 KB.)

Observation
Activities and Weblinks (PDF Document 234.49 KB.)
PowerPoint Slides (MS Powerpoint Document 490 KB.)
PowerPoint Handouts (PDF Document 143.4 KB.)
Observation Grid (PDF Document 568.84 KB.)