AQA AS Sociology Unit 2: Education with Research Methods (Student Support Materials for Sociology) - Softcover

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 has authored the previous five editions of Sociology Themes and Perspectives, Sociology Themes and Perspectives Student Handbook, and several books in the Collins Student Support Materials series. He is currently editing a major new undergraduate sociology text. He is an experienced A-level teacher and examiner and Associate Lecturer in Social Sciences at The Open University.