Summary information
Study title
Student Perceptions and Experiences of Quantitative Methods, 2006
Creator
Payne, G., University of Newcastle upon Tyne, School of Geography, Politics and Sociology
Hodgkinson, L., University of Plymouth, Faculty of Technology
Williams, M., University of Plymouth, Faculty of Social Science and Business, School of Law and Social Science
Study number / PID
6173 (UKDA)
10.5255/UKDA-SN-6173-1 (DOI)
Data access
Restricted
Series
Not available
Abstract
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This ESRC funded research study aimed to collect national level data on student attitudes toward quantitative methods which would provide reliable and valid description of student perceptions of and attitudes towards quantitative methods in sociology and political science. The survey consisted of an online self-completion questionnaire which was administered in English and Welsh to higher education institutions (HEIs) students in their second or third year of a three-year undergraduate degree. A random sample of 34 institutions offering major/single honours degrees in sociology or politics were selected. The sampling units were in both old and new universities and university colleges.
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Topics
Keywords
Methodology
Data collection period
01/01/2006 - 01/04/2006
Country
England and Wales
Time dimension
Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Analysis unit
Individuals
National
Universe
Stage Two and Three students studying sociology as single honours degrees or major subject in English and Welsh HEIs, 2006
Sampling procedure
One-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Kind of data
Numeric
Data collection mode
Self-completion
Email survey
Funding information
Grant number
RES-000-22-1290
Access
Publisher
UK Data Service
Publication year
2009
Terms of data access
The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the End User Licence Agreement.
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