This multi-segment program focuses on the world of education as it addresses aspects of how to conduct sociological research. After defining what exactly constitutes research, the video defines the concepts of reliability, validity, and representativeness through a study of social interaction in schools; sheds light on essential ideas in survey research via a study of educational inequalities; considers decision-making and social capital in education while presenting the use of interviews in sociological research; and illustrates ethnography in action as it tracks a study of surveillance in schools using observational methods.

Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on Aug. 09, 2009. Learn360 is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.

Doing Sociological Research: Subjective and Objective Knowledge (2:32) -- Research Methodology: Reliability (2:30) -- Research Methodology: Validity (1:34) -- Research Methodology: Representativeness (2:59) -- Sociological Research - Survey Research (2:17) -- Survey Research: Using Indicators (2:47) -- Measuring Motivation Using Questionaires (3:15) -- Research by Interview (2:42) -- Interviews: Asking the Right Questions (2:28) -- After the Interview: Analyzing the Data (4:12) -- Ethnography: Observational Research (2:42) -- Observational Research: Participant or Non-Participant (2:01) -- Observational Research: The Results of Research (3:41).