Observations

Question 1

What are participant observations?

Answer 1

-the researcher is immersed in the day-to-day activities of the participants

Question 2

What are the disadvantages of participant observations?

Answer 2

-small scale
-Hawthorne effect- going native
-difficult to ensure the anonymity of participants
-issues with getting into group/staying in the group and getting out
-no standardised system of measurement

Question 3

What is non participant observations?

Answer 3

Observing participants with out actively participating

Question 4

What is an advantage of non participant observations?

Answer 4

There is limited risk of the researcher going native