Sociology: Methods in Context - Researching Classrooms

This is a quiz based on Researching Classrooms regarding the AQA A-Level Methods in Context topic in Sociology. Below are the words which need to be matched to their definitions: Characteristics Gatekeepers Peer Groups

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Characteristics	The classroom is unusual in being a closed social setting with clear physical and social boundaries. Not as closed as a prison or psychiatric ward, but is less open than many other settings, like leisure centres or shops: -It is a highly controlled setting - for example, the teacher and the school control classroom layout and access, as well as pupils' time, activities, noise levels, dress and language while they are in the classroom. -Young people rarely experience this level of surveillance and control in other areas of their lives. -Due to this, the classroom behaviour that the researcher observes may not accurately reflect what those involved really think and feel. -In classroom interactions, teachers and pupils are very experienced at concealing their real thoughts and feelings from each other - another example of impression management - and they may conceal them from the researcher too. -As the classroom is a fairly small, confined social space with room for perhaps 30 or so people, they are also comparatively simple social settings: in most cases, there are just 2 social roles in the classroom - teacher and pupil. All this makes classroom interaction relatively straightforward to observe and analyse.
Gatekeepers	Unlike many other social environments, access to classrooms is controlled by a wide range of these. These include headteachers, teachers, and child protection laws. Generally speaking, the more gatekeepers there are in a particular research setting, the more difficult it is for the researcher to obtain and maintain access.
Peer Groups	Young people may be insecure about their identity and status. Therefore, when in school-based groups like classes and friendship groups, they may be more sensitive to peer pressure and the need to conform. This may affect the way they respond to being researched: -Therefore it may be necessary, for example, to supervise pupils when they are filling in questionnaires, especially if this is done in class, in order to prevent peers from influencing one another's answers. -Similarly, in group interviews, the true attitudes of individual pupils may be hidden behind the dominant attitudes of the peer group.

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