Activity : More research methods

Headline: 75% OF CHILDREN WOULD PREFER NOT TO GO TO SCHOOL

A survey by a teaching organisation of primary school age children in South Wales showed that two out of three dislike school and would rather not attend. A spokesman for the organisation said that this showed that teachers now face an impossible task….

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Adapted from the Open University's SAFARI tutorial by Cardiff University, with permission from the Open University Library.

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