OBSERVATION

OBSERVATION

1. Definition

   • Prolonged investigation
     • Asking about
       • Social activities
     • Reporting
       • Social situations
   • Intense social interaction
     • between
       • The researcher
       • The subjects
   • Data
     • Form
       • Field notes
     • Collection
       • Unobtrusive
       • Systematic
   • Research
     • Social
       • Anthropological
     • Scientific
       • Methodical
     • Flexible

2. Planning

   • Condiser
     • Focus
       • Social situation
         • Location
         • Actors
         • Activities
     • Research questions
   • Get permissions
     • Include
       • Profesional references
       • Presentation letter
   • Six questions
     • who
     • what
     • when
     • where
     • why
     • how
   • Elements
     • Fieldwork diary
       • to plan the dates of observation sessions
       • to record the amount of time
     • Checklist

3. Conducting an observation

   • Look at
     • Focused
     • Systematically
   • Skills
     • Listening
     • Participating
     • contributing
     • Pursuing
     • Questioning
     • Communicating
     • Interacting
     • Sharing
     • Refraining
     • Negotiating
     • Retreating
     • Timing
     • Recording
     • Describing
   • Capturing what you see
     • structured approach
       • counting of events and their relationships
     • descriptive approach
       • explore the meanings of events
   • Be
     • Respectful
     • honest
     • Trustworthy
     • Discreet
     • Modest

4. Data analysis

   • Structured approach
     • List of categories
     • List of behaviour
       • Quantify
         • Tabulation
           • by categories
         • Frequent activities
         • Behavior patterns
     • Structured observation schedules
   • Descriptive approach
     • Jottings
       • Keywords
       • Interesting aspects
       • Tabulation
       • Diagrams
     • Dictaphone or mini-disc-recorder

5. Issues

   • It takes a long time
     • Challenging and exhausting activities
       • Very demanding
   • It's subjective
   • Very demanding
   • Unpredictable events
   • The observer adopts other roles
     • Note-taker
     • Negotiator
     • Contributor
     • Questioner

6. Uses

   • Study societies
     • How they act and interpret the world
       • The way others perceive their actions.
     • How they understand their environment
     • The reason for his behavior
       • How they interact with others