This document outlines the topics covered in the SCLY2 Education & Research Methods unit, including theories of education, social, ethnic, and gender differences in achievement, educational policy and inequality, choosing appropriate research methods such as experiments, surveys, questionnaires, interviews, observations, and using quantitative and qualitative secondary sources to research education.

1. SCLY2 Education & Research Methods
Unit Overview
Education:
> The Role of Education (Theories)
> Social Class Differences in Achievement
> Ethnic Differences in Achievement
> Gender Differences in Achievement
> Educational Policy & Inequality

2. Methods:
> Choosing a Research Method
(Primary Data Collection)
> Experiments
> Surveys
> Questionnaires
> Interviews
> Observations
(Secondary Data Collection)
> Quantitative Secondary Sources (O.Stats)
> Qualitative Secondary Sources (Documents)
> Researching Education (Methods in Context)