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Who or what do you want to research? Who are the key
individuals, gatekeepers or stakeholders that you need to get permission from?
How much of your respondents’ time will you need? Is this reasonable? What
potential problems do you anticipate with regard to access? Are there any rules
about recording informed consent with which you will have to comply?

In a face-to-face interview, how would you ask a stranger
about their age, ethnic group, marital status, sexuality, income, social class
and educational level? What could you do to help ensure the accuracy of their
response?

You are facilitating a focus group discussion. How do you deal
with the following: (a) two members of the group begin an argument; (b) one
member of the group dominates the conversation; (c) a few members of the group
get up to help themselves to refreshments, and begin a conversation in a corner
of the room; (d) the group runs out of steam after 15 minutes, and seems to
have exhausted their thoughts on the topic; (e) one member of the group never
speaks.

What do you understand by the term ‘analysis’? Try to write
an explanatory definition in your own words. You probably won’t find it very
helpful to turn to a dictionary, as these tend to give only brief definitions
and do not have a research focus.