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Considerations Involved in Setting U p and Carrying O ut an Observation

Considerations Involved in Setting U p and Carrying O ut an Observation. Eins , Hee Lang and Ishan. Main Considerations. Aim Plan for observation Method Reflexive analysis Ethical considerations Data analysis. Aim. Define the purpose of research

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Considerations Involved in Setting U p and Carrying O ut an Observation

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  1. Considerations Involved in Setting Up and Carrying Out an Observation Eins, Hee Langand Ishan

  2. Main Considerations • Aim • Plan for observation • Method • Reflexive analysis • Ethical considerations • Data analysis

  3. Aim • Define the purpose of research • Decide on what kind of notes to be made

  4. Plan for Observation • Make necessary arrangements for observation • Familiarize yourself with setting and people

  5. Method • Decide on observational method (e.g. participant observation, more than observer, post observational interview)

  6. Considerations for Reflexive Analysis • Researcher bias • Possible Hawthorne effect • Whereby subjects improve or modify an aspect of their behavior being experimentally measured simply in response to the fact that they know they are being studied. • Ecological validity

  7. Ethical Considerations • Informed consent (only possible for overt observations) • Observation might stress participants • Use of deception (if covert participant observation) • Debriefing (sometimes difficult) • Invasion of privacy issue

  8. Data Analysis • Qualitative: Use of inductive content analysis • Quantitative: Use of statistical tests, frequencies and ratings

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