by John Amy | Mar 19, 2014 | Secondary Sources A2
Investigate some of the many types of data available free from government websites. Open this Full Report 38 for statistics for 2006. Find the answers to the following for 2006: What was the average age at which mothers had their first child? How many pupils were...
by John Amy | Mar 19, 2014 | Secondary Sources A2
In 1974 Glenys Lobban published research that showed reading material used in primary schools was very stereotyped according to gender. Only half as many female characters as male characters appeared and females were largely shown in domestic settings. By contrast,...
by John Amy | Mar 19, 2014 | Secondary Sources A2
According to statistics published by the Department for Children, Schools and Families, record numbers of pupils persistently played truant in 2006-07. Around 272,950 pupils were persistent absentees last year, missing more than 20% of school – nearly 7% of...
by John Amy | Mar 18, 2014 | Secondary Sources A2
They are very representative; reliable; enable comparisons to be made between groups and over time; they provide information on a large scale that an individual researcher could not collect. Registrations, official surveys and administrative records. ‘Hard’ statistics...
