AQA GCSE Sociology · 8192
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Revise: Practical Issues in ResearchThree central issues are time, cost and access.
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GCSE Sociology · key term
The ability to reach the people, places or information needed for a study and gain entry or permission where required.
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Paper 1, Paper 2
Revise: Practical Issues in ResearchThree central issues are time, cost and access.
Component 1
The ability to reach the people, group or setting that a researcher wants to study.
Identify who controls access, then explain how their decision affects the research. Naming a headteacher alone does not explain the role of a gatekeeper.
Distinguish refusal from conditional access: a gatekeeper may allow research only if the researcher changes the method, questions or participants.
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A sociologist may have a clear research question and a suitable method but still be unable to begin. They first need access: the ability to reach the people or setting they want to study.