Participant Observation: Covert

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  • Created on: 30-05-17 22:54

Participant Observation: Covert

Advantages

  • Avoids the Hawthorne effect- unless they find out
  • Validity throughout involvement - real life environment

Disadvantages

Evaluation

Participant Observations (PO) gives first hand insight into a group's life but there can be problems both joining and leaving, it can be time consuming and stressful.

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