Visual methods of research are where a researcher collates data which in the main is generated by the participant; this data then goes on to be the basis of the researcher's analysis or, can be used as a base for further research. ... Within Visual research you see "the power can swing between both parties" (Flewitt, 2014); as whilst the researcher selects the design of the research it is the participant which views the visual material. However, problems can arise due to this approach as it always requires real life context where data is based on the participant's interpretation mov...

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After all, problem identification and solution selection are underpinned by ideology and values (Greenhalgh & Russell 2009). ... Still, the realist model dismisses the issue of flawed objectivity present at the preliminary stages of policy making: defining the problem, the solution and what counts as evidence in a particular context is laden with controversy. ... Despite this political rhetoric7, there is nothing novel about using knowledge generated through scientific methods in order to address social problems (Sanderson 2002: p1). ... A horses-for-course approach It is unquestionable that...

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Meanwhile, low-income families have a variety of health related problems and a possible lack of health insurance that can increase disadvantages and withhold educational attainment (Lecture, 1/23/14). MacCleod's arguments and research on reproduction across generations provides evidence as to why schools are a reproduction vehicle. MacLeod's ethnography on the Hallway Hangers and the Brothers, shows how no matter the aspirations and determination of some of the members, class structure still remains. ...

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