Clarification details
Updated December 2017. This document has been updated in its entirety to address issues that have arisen from moderation.
Directed enquiry
The area of the enquiry, research question or hypothesis and the research method can be determined by the teacher.
Enquiry process
Evidence for the entire process is required. This includes:
- identifying the research question
- collection of quantitative data
- analysis of the data to provide findings and a conclusion. The conclusion needs to use sociological concepts.
Ethical issues
Evidence that the student understands and considers relevant ethical issues needs to be noted.
The sociological enquiry process is further discussed in the Sociology Teaching and Learning Guide.