SOCB05H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Participant Observation, Content Analysis, Situation Two
8 Dec 2016
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Qualitative research can be changed over time. Much of the process is embedded in the writing and reporting of results: first steps (pg. Take detailed notes on the venue, the people, the interactions, social relations among participants. Consider the reactivity of how your non-participant status might affect how others might act. Prepare a printed statement from your reb on your research goals in case anyone asks. Distinction between researcher and participant is blurred. Become part of the group to obtain detailed personal accounts and reflections from group members. Potential disadvantages: pa(cid:396)ti(cid:272)ipa(cid:374)ts (cid:373)ight feel (cid:862)t(cid:396)espassed upo(cid:374)(cid:863, might be unable to observe much of the situation, might (cid:271)e i(cid:373)possi(cid:271)le to (cid:862)(cid:271)le(cid:374)d i(cid:374) Reb policy on participant: 3 focuses, the whole situation, the participants in a situation, what the researcher perceives given his own preconceptions and values, data recording. Note-taking 3 issues: separation of observations and personal reactions, how to divide attention between observing and taking notes, notation.
