Observation techniques
Subtitle: structured to unstructured
By: Bill Gillham.
Series: Real world research
Publisher: Continuum International Pub.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9780826496294
Subjects: Observation (Psychology); Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology
Description: A practical and comprehensive guide for students and researchers who wish to understand the value of observation as a reliable research method, this book will enable readers to set up observations and choose when it is most appropriate to use structured or unstructured techniques.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 105) and index.
Table of contents: title: Why observe?; title: Structured observation; title: Semi-structured observation; title: Observation as an experimental method; title: Unstructured observation : the rise of ethnography; title: Work in progress; title: Visual ethnography; title: Self observation; title: Ethical dilemmas; title: The limitations of observation.