In this episode, I'm sharing some of the most common mistakes and misconceptions she I see students making in Community and Family Studies. From distinguishing needs from wants to understanding the difference between formal and informal support, let's break down the tricky concepts that trip students up year after year.
Episode Takeaways:
- The difference between needs and wants and how to help students understand
- Distinguishing needs from resources and human vs non-human resources
- Understanding formal vs informal support and government agencies vs community organizations
- Qualitative vs quantitative data and how to remember which is which
- Reliability vs validity in research and common mistakes made
- Primary vs secondary research methods and giving good examples
- Legislation vs policy and how they differ
- Roles in parenting, caring and fostering vs adoption
- Rights, responsibilities and duty of care in families
