Research Methodologies
This purpose of research involves gathering information to expand what is already known about a topic, often leading to new theories or applications.
What is advancing knowledge?
According to the United Nations, this group is defined as people aged 15–24, making up around 13% of Australia’s population.
Who are youth?
This type of social parent involves raising a child when the biological parents are unable to, often through arrangements managed by Family and Community Services (FACS).
What is fostering?
Primitive examples include washboards, Morse code, and gramophones, while complex examples include smartphones, Skype, and Xbox One.
What is defining technology as hardware, software, and organisation of knowledge?
The final stage of the research process, where findings are analysed, conclusions are drawn, and sources are correctly referenced, is called this.
What is interpreting research?
This type of research focus is a predictive statement that can be tested and either supported or rejected.
What is a hypothesis?
Words like “fun-loving” and “future generation” can positively impact this group’s self-esteem, while terms like “bludgers” or “troublemakers” can harm their identity.
What is the effect of positive and negative terminology on youth?
Alongside satisfying specific needs, this role relies on trust, communication, and honesty to create a strong bond between parent/carer and dependant.
What is building a positive relationship with the dependant?
This global shift, starting in the 1980s, saw a change from analogue and mechanical tools to digital technologies, laying the foundation for the Information Age.
What is the Digital Revolution?
Services such as respite care, counselling, and financial payments like Carer’s Allowance are examples of this type of support.
What is formal support?
In this sampling method, every individual in the population has an equal chance of being selected, like drawing names from a hat.
What is simple random sampling?
This specific need is legally mandated until the age of 17 in Australia, providing young people with foundational knowledge and life skills.
What is education?
Examples include budgeting, saving, and applying for Centrelink payments — all designed to ensure dependants’ needs can be met.
What is organising finances?
Hybrid cars for environmental sustainability, online help lines like Tresillian, and video conferencing platforms such as Skype all developed for this reason.
What is response to social problems and social betterment?
Stem cell research, autonomous cars, and 3D printing raise questions about ethics, equity, safety, and economic consequences.
What are issues related to emerging technologies?
Data collected first-hand through methods like interviews, observations, or surveys is known as this type of data.
What is primary data?
Factors such as language, culture, gender, disability, or socioeconomic status can all influence a group’s ability to access these.
What are services?
When this characteristic is very young, parents/carers must meet almost all of the dependant’s needs; as it increases, independence and self-care gradually grow.
What is age?
An individual living in a remote community may struggle with connectivity issues, while one with a disability might require device modifications.
What are geographical location and disability as factors affecting access and acceptance of technology?
Whether investigating youth access to services, evaluating parenting styles, or analysing smartphone use, all CAFS research must ensure these two essential qualities to protect participants and produce trustworthy results.
What are ethics and validity?
When research accurately measures what it was intended to measure, it is said to have this quality.
What is validity?
This type of legislation and government action helps regulate, protect human rights, and ensure fairness for groups like LGBTQIA+ communities and people with disabilities.
What is government policy and legislation?
This parenting style is based on strict rules and harsh consequences, with little negotiation, often leading to conflict when dependants seek independence.
What is authoritarian?
Labour-saving devices like dishwashers and vacuum cleaners have freed up time for families, but overuse of social media can damage relationships.
What is the impact of household and communication technologies on families?
Established in 2010 by two young Australians, this initiative raises awareness of sexuality and gender identity issues, promoting inclusivity and belonging.
What is Wear It Purple Day?