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GCSE Sociology · key term
Research in which the researcher joins a group and takes part in its activities while observing it.
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A research method in which the researcher joins in a group’s activities while observing its behaviour.
Revise: Processes Within SchoolsBall conducted an ethnographic case study: an in-depth investigation of everyday school life. His methods included participant observation, interviews, questionnaires and school records. He observed lessons and taught some classes.
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Observation in which the researcher takes part in the activities of the group being studied.
Observation in which the researcher joins the group and takes part in its activities.
A research method in which the researcher takes part in the activities of a group while observing its members.
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A research method in which the researcher joins a group and takes part in its activities while studying it.
Revise: Qualitative and Quantitative MethodsIn participant observation, the researcher joins a group and takes part in its activities while studying it. This gives access to everyday interactions from within the group. James Patrick used participant observation to study a youth gang in Glasgow in the 1960s, gaining access through a gang member called Tim.
