General essay questions
Here is a list of ten general essay questions from the book:
1. How does social research interact with social class?
2. Is it possible to conduct evaluation research using entirely quantitative methods?
3. Why is research a political act?
4. What effect does research or evaluation have on organisational and government policy?
5. Evaluate the claim that the social survey is the most useful method for carrying out research in society.
6. Critically assess and compare two pieces of openly accessible research or evaluation.
7. Why is it that research and evaluation methods can be controversial?
8. What are the roles of ‘facts’ and ‘truth’ in social research?
9. Where does social research sit on the spectrum between science and art?
10. How is knowledge generated by research or evaluation different from other forms of knowledge?