Issues with my research

I didn't really come across huge issues I had to resolve in my research.

One thing that was a little bit of an issue was the interview with my sister. It was very informal, but I think that helped her overall with asking more questions and being more open. To keep her on track, I had her mum in the room, so she would behave - and she did.

Another issue I had was the questionnaire. It wasn't something I could just pass over the table as it had big questions about books and childhood. So, to fix this, I gave it to the parents and asked them to sleep on the answers, to get the most honest answer. This helped with the truth behind the answers themselves.

I also made a survey for more responses and a wider audience to talk to that isn't biased. As I was asking about what they'd buy for their children, I asked if they had any children. However, I made the rookie error of not asking for gender or age of the survey taker. Though it's not crucial, as I'm not looking for my target audience, it would've helped me to determine if younger people had different views on what to buy for children's (books wise), than maybe older people. This is something I entirely missed.

However, I did email my survey around, and put it on groups on Facebook (I actually put it on a book club page, that ended up to be a club event in Scotland, buy they said they'd sign it anyway), and this helped me get a wider audience than just my sister and parents.