Research methods

Order Description hoose a social research method that you have covered in this module: · Interviews · Focus groups · Ethnography / observation · Case studies Assess the strengths and weaknesses of the method drawing comparisons with the other methods covered: In your response consider the following: 1. the reliability and validity of the method 2. the importance of the relationship between the researcher and the researched 3. the way in which you would code and analyse the data that would be gathered 4. how possible it is to generalise from the findings produced to a wider setting.