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Opening the Black Box-Three Approaches to Interpretation in Participant Observation Studies

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: Participant observation (PO) is one of the most important methods in qualitative data collection. Nevertheless, published scholarly work on how to analyze data gained from PO is limited. This article reviews the currently most commonly used forms of analysis involving PO data. It is suggested that we can differentiate three main ways in which PO analysis is done in practice. These three

Source: Sociology and Anthropology

DOI: 10.13189/sa.2018.061003

Author: Elisabeth Scheibelhofer

Institution: University of Vienna

Language: English

Topic: Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Austrian Science Fund

OpenAlex ID: W2900077845