participant observation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofparticipantandobservation
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participant
noun[C]
uk/pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.pənt/us/pɑːrˈtɪs.ə.pənt/
a person who takes part in or becomes involved in a ...
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observation
noun
uk/ˌɒb.zəˈveɪ.ʃən/us/ˌɑːb.zɚˈveɪ.ʃən/
the act of observing something ...
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The head teacher responded warmly to my request to doparticipantobservationin her school.
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The article describes successively the setting of the study, theparticipantobservationmethod, and our analysis and interpretation of the interview and observation data.
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It wasparticipantobservationbecause of the extensive use of ' informal ' observation over time used to construct the following description.
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The data were collected from documents and through interviews andparticipantobservation.
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Indeed, one of the accomplishments that was repeatedly pointed out to me was the fraternity's all-sports intramural championship the year before myparticipantobservationbegan.
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For ethnographers, the dilemma is enshrined at the very heart of their research method, namelyparticipantobservation.
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Our knowledge of the district was therefore enhanced throughparticipantobservationand informal interviewing.
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Each interview was tape-recorded and semistructured with simultaneous, unobtrusiveparticipantobservation.
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The research methodologies used included interviews, focus groups, andparticipantobservation.
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The authors collected data throughparticipantobservation, analysis of student texts, interviews and surveys.
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It is suggested that a triangular approach to data collection, using questionnaires, interviews andparticipantobservationpresents a fuller picture of instrument validation.
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The research method was qualitative and ethnographic, incorporatingparticipantobservationstudies of medical records, and interviews with staff, family, and where possible, residents.
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An ethnographic approach, withparticipantobservationand semi-structured interviews, and discourse analysis were used to explore these issues with the staff and fifteen users.
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This puts me - to say the least - in a very peculiar state of 'participantobservation'.
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The methods involved wereparticipantobservation, semi-structured interviews, and the use of independent judges.
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