Research
Methodology
Groups in
Context
Parents
and carer’s
Social Impact of Technology
Mixed
100
  • primary and secondary

  • qualitative and quantitative

  • What are the types of data

100
  • Youth and People with disabilities

  • What are the category A groups this year?

100

Foster, Adoption, Surrogacy and Step-parenting

What are the 4 types of social parents?

100

Technology is the study, development and application of devices, machines and techniques to manufacturing and productive processes

What is the definition of technology?

100

Advance knowledge, increase understanding, educate others, Prove or disprove hypothesis and inform practice.

  • What is the purpose of research?

200
  • random

  • systematic random

  • stratified random

  • cluster

  • convenience

What are 5 different types of sampling methods

200

Financial Support, Accommodation and Housing, Transport, Legal Aid, Education, Employment, Counselling and Healthcare

  • What are the types of services?

200

Satisfy specific needs of dependents, building positive relationships with dependents and promoting the well-being of dependents

What are the roles of parents and carers?

200

Social Betterment, Improvement on existing technology, Global community, Consumer demand and human needs, Response to social problems, Economic benefit and other.

What are the reasons for the development of technology?

200
  • Youth allowance – financial, youth off the streets/ youth housing and crisis accom – accom and housing, medicare – healthcare, schools/ TAFE – education, careers advisers at school- employment, childrens legal service – legal aid

What are 4 services and their type for youth?

300
  • record your research activities, such as interviews and phone calls

  • present an account of the positive and negative experiences you faced throughout the research process

  • suggest recommendations for future researchers.

  • What is the purpose of the diary

300

18.6% of the population in 2013 and decreasing. More males (51.3%) than females (48.7%)

  • What is the prevalence of youth in Australia?

300

Changing health behaviours eg healthy diet pre-baby, organizing finances eg saving for baby equipment, modifying the physical environment eg: ramps into the house, enhancing knowledge and skills eg: education about parents' disability

What are the preparations for becoming a parent or carer?

300

Security of Information, Information overload, Copyright, Accuracy of Information and Privacy and Safety.

What are the Issues related to Information and Communication technology?

300

Carers are for three main reasons (age, disability or illness), mostly female between the ages of 35 and 64

  • What are the current trends in carers?

400
  • Presenting research findings

  • Analysing research results

  • Drawing conclusions from research

What 3 steps are involved in the Interpreting research section of the research process

400

18.5% of the population, 6% have a profound disability. Fewer males (18%) than females (19%)

What is the prevalence of people with a disability?

400
  • Interchangeability of resources eg money for a housecleaner, use technology eg robovac, rosters and chores for children, informal supports eg grandparents or neighbours, respite care for carers.

What are Strategies to assist parents and carers to manage multiple commitments?

400

Health and safety, Ethics, Equity and Access, Economic, Environmental, and Education and learning

What is the Impact of Emerging Technologies?

400

Technology as Hardware, Technology for Organisation of Information and Technology as Software.

  • What are the 3 main aspects of technology?

500

choosing appropriate sampling method and size so that it represents the whole population increases the reliability (eg that the same results would occur if done again) and the validity (eg truthful and factual) of the results

Explain how sampling contributes to reliable and valid research

500
  • Characteristics of the individual (SES, Education level, age, language first spoken, Ethnicity/culture, disability type, gender), Aspects of the service (location, opening times, confidentiality, staffing) and resources( knowledge, energy, money and time)

  • What are the Factors affecting access to services?

500
  • Health care eg asthma specialists and breast cancer nurses, education eg community nurse and Tresillian breastfeeding service, financial eg Centrelink benefits, child care eg family daycare and after-school care, respite care eg caloola court or family friend, counselling eg beyond blue or lifeline. 

What are the Types of support provided through formal support?

500

Education, Geographical Location, Gender,  Religion, Age, Culture, Economic status, and Disability

What are factors affecting access to and acceptance of technology?

500
  • Planned questions that can get detailed responses, more convenient, can clarify questions, can ask for more detail, 

  • difficult to find a time to meet, time-consuming, can’t read body language if not face to face, may be difficult to take notes

What are the strengths and weaknesses of interviews?