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Type of research that uses explicit plans and preset categories for recording observations.
An adjunct to field observation that can be a major source of data in the field.
Type of research in which the researcher actively takes part in the group or setting under study.
Position adopted by a participant observer that determines how he or she relates to others in the group or setting.
To gain access to a group or setting, a field researcher may have to obtain their permission.
A detailed record of field observations.
For in-depth interviews, the counterpart of an interview schedule in survey research.
Gathering information in the field that is relevant to a working hypothesis.
The integrated set of concepts and ideas that emerge from the analysis of field data.
A field researcher’s primary means of recording observations while in the observational setting.
The primary method of organizing field notes into meaningful units of information.
May present serious ethical problems when the setting is private.