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Category Archives: participant observation
The strengths and limitations of covert participant observation
Covert participant observation or ethnography is where the researcher does not reveal that he is actually a researcher. There are different degrees to which ethnographic research may be covert – fully covert research is where every member of the group … Continue reading
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Tagged covert, ethics, ethnography, participant observation, Pearson
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Some (Relatively) Recent Examples of Participant Observation Studies
Participant observation is one the main research methods on the A level sociology syllabus, but many of the examples in the main text books are painfully out of date. This post provides some more recent examples of research studies which … Continue reading
Participant Observation in Social Research
Participant Observation is where the researcher joins in with the group being studied and observes their behaviour. This post covers the theoretical, practical and ethical strengths and limitations of using overt and covert participant observation in social research. Participant observation … Continue reading
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Tagged ethnography, participant observation, research methods, Sociology, validity
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