Non-participant Observation

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Non-participant Observation

Advantages

  • Observer less likely to influence group
  • More opportunities to take notes - no problems with recall

Disadvantages

  • Fewer opportunities for discovering the meanings - no verstehen
  • More likely to impose own views and meanings on things

Evaluation

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