Observation Techniques is a comprehensive guide to what is arguably the most direct and valid method of research because the resulting data is derived from what people actually do rather than what they say they do. It covers:
- understanding the value of observation
- setting up the observation
- developing structured or unstructured techniques.
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Table of contents
Series Foreword
Acknowledgements
1. Why Observe?
2. Structured Observation
3. Semi-structured Observation
4. Observation as an Experimental Method
5. Unstructured Observation: The Rise of Ethnography
6. Work in Progress
7. Visual Ethnography
8. Self Observation
9. Ethical Dilemmas
10. The Limitations of Observation
References
Index
Product details
- Publisher : Continuum; Illustrated edition (March 10, 2008)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 128 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0826496296
- ISBN-13 : 978-0826496294
- Item Weight : 5.9 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.35 x 0.39 x 8.04 inches