GCSE sociology [EDUQAS/ WJEC]- Research methods. Interviews.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson, which focuses on interviews. This is designed to last a 90 minute lesson and there is a total of 14 slides on the power point. There is a worksheet to go along with the lesson (home learning purposes).

Included:
-Starter activity. This is a retrieval practice activity which recaps the families and households unit.
-Recap of last lesson- requires students to have a basic understanding of the difference between primary and secondary data.
-Introduction to interviews. What are they? the different types of interviews used by sociologists.
-Explanation of structured interviews.
-Explanation of unstructured interviews. Links to Dobash and Dobash, along with Feminism. Students to read the reading (provided on a separate worksheet) and answer the questions on the slide.
-Explanation of semi-structured interviews. Students to answer questions.
-Explanation of focus groups. Students are encouraged to think about why and when these may be useful.
-Student task. Students are given four scenarios, their task is to decide which type of interview would be best and why. Example provided on the power point.
-Strengths and weaknesses of using interviews in sociological research.
-Student task. They are given four scenarios, they need to answer the key questions on the pp for each scenario. Links to interviewer bias and social desirability.
-Plenary. Students are given 9 different statements, their task is to identify whether which interview the statement is referring to. Provided on a separate worksheet.