Researching Education Using Secondary SourcesQuiz

Official statistics in education, such as exam results and attendance rates, are collected by the government and are an example of a __________ source.

One advantage of using secondary data in educational research is that it is often __________, meaning it saves the researcher time and resources.

A well-known piece of research on racism and schooling came from __________ who was able to access a wide range of documents, including school policy, local authority reports and minuets of staff meetings.

• Gillborn

• Gerwirtz

Secondary sources may lack __________, meaning they might not measure exactly what the researcher is investigating.

Using historical documents like school inspection reports allows sociologists to study changes in education over __________.

A disadvantage of using school league tables as a secondary source is that they might be __________, as schools may manipulate their data to appear more successful.

Qualitative secondary sources, such as __________, can provide insight into students' and teachers' experiences in education.

• Letters

• League Tables

• GCSE results

• Dairies

The __________ Census is a large-scale secondary data source that provides information on social class and education.

One ethical issue when using secondary data is __________, especially when dealing with confidential school records.

A key sociologist who has used secondary sources to study friendship patterns is __________.