participant observation
A research methodology used in some social sciences to gain familiarity with a group…A research methodology used in some social sciences to gain familiarity with a group of individuals and their practices through an intensive involvement, usually over an extended period of time.
» Anthropologists use interviews and participant observation to gain an emic.
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1 senses(uncountable)A research methodology used in some social sciences to gain familiarity with a group of individuals and their practices through an intensive involvement, usually over an extended period of time.
teilnehmende Beobachtung
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1 sentencesAnthropologists use interviews and participant observation to gain an emic.
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