RSE4801 ASSIGNMENT 5
SEMESTER 2 - 2023
UNIQUE NUMBER:
DUE DATE: 08 DECEMBER 2023
, RSE4801 ASSIGNMENT 5 2023
UNIQUE NUMBER:
CLOSING DATE: 08 DECEMBER 2023
MARKS: 100
QUESTION 1.
You want to investigate how LGBQTI+ learners find safe spaces in the school and plan to
interview them using a snowball sampling technique. Discuss the ethical considerations
that will inform your research project.
Attend to the following in your response:
· An overview of the issues of LGBQTI+ in education (100 words)
· Ethics in research (300 words)
· Doing research with vulnerable groups (500 words)
· Issues of confidentiality, anonymity and privacy (500 words)
QUESTION 2.
Discuss Lincoln and Guba’s (1985) criteria for sound qualitative research. Use examples
from educational research to illustrate the different criteria.
Do you think these criteria ensure ‘rigour’ in qualitative research?
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SEMESTER 2 - 2023
UNIQUE NUMBER:
DUE DATE: 08 DECEMBER 2023
, RSE4801 ASSIGNMENT 5 2023
UNIQUE NUMBER:
CLOSING DATE: 08 DECEMBER 2023
MARKS: 100
QUESTION 1.
You want to investigate how LGBQTI+ learners find safe spaces in the school and plan to
interview them using a snowball sampling technique. Discuss the ethical considerations
that will inform your research project.
Attend to the following in your response:
· An overview of the issues of LGBQTI+ in education (100 words)
· Ethics in research (300 words)
· Doing research with vulnerable groups (500 words)
· Issues of confidentiality, anonymity and privacy (500 words)
QUESTION 2.
Discuss Lincoln and Guba’s (1985) criteria for sound qualitative research. Use examples
from educational research to illustrate the different criteria.
Do you think these criteria ensure ‘rigour’ in qualitative research?
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