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Participant Observation: A Methodology for Human Studies

The Canadian Journal of SociologyPublished 1 January 1990Open access
Robert Prus, Danny L. Jorgensen
Citations1,257
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Abstract

The Methodology of Participant Observation The Process of Defining a Problem Gaining Entree to a Setting Participating in Everyday Life Developing and Sustaining Field Relationships Observing and Gathering Information Notes, Records, and Files Analyzing and Theorizing Leaving the Field and Communicating Results

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Social Sciences