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Participant Observation

Participant Observation. Jennifer S. Dinaburg Research Design Spring 2009. Outline. Definitions Claims Complications Considerations Applications Questions?. What is participant observation?. THIS?. Definitions. Disciplined Curiosity Learning How to Ask Immersion Encounter

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Participant Observation

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  1. Participant Observation JenniferS. Dinaburg Research Design Spring 2009

  2. Outline • Definitions • Claims • Complications • Considerations • Applications • Questions?

  3. What is participant observation?

  4. THIS?

  5. Definitions • Disciplined Curiosity • Learning How to Ask • Immersion • Encounter • Embodied Practice

  6. Claims • The Everyday Matters • The World is More Than Words • Context • Co-fabrication

  7. Complications • You are on your own here • The wrong place at the wrong time • You matter, but don’t go nuts • Accountability. Rigor. Science.

  8. Considerations • Field Notes • The Art of Observing & Participating • The Art of Confusion • Self-Reflexivity and Self-Awareness • Being a Good and Humble Learner • Ethics and Good Judgment

  9. Applications • Growing • Social Sciences • Journalism • Education • Business and Marketing • Medical Research

  10. Questions?

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