RESEARCH METHODS: OBSERVATIONS - PROs and CONs 0.0 / 5 ? SociologySociological research methodsA2/A-levelOCR Created by: Ciara_TCreated on: 29-04-18 13:15 NON-PARTICIPANT involves no social interaction between researcher and participants 1 of 7 PROs schedule = quantitative, reliable and generalisable // observing in 'nat environment' +validity // ethical (potentialy deceptive) 2 of 7 LIMITATIONS behaviour may change (hawthorne) // qual data possible but no verstehen // impossible to be representative 3 of 7 FLANDERS (1970) used to study interaction in the classroom 4 of 7 COVERT PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION not aware of the intention of research 5 of 7 PROS natural enviro = validity // qual data = verstehen 6 of 7 LIMITS risk of researcher 'going native' (subjectivity) //can be deceptive // hard to be in and out of the loop 7 of 7
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