Сравнение на методи

	Записки от терен при пряко наблюдение	Участническо наблюдение
Област	Методология на проучванията	Качествени изследвания
Семейство	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Година на възникване	Early 20th century (Malinowski ~1915–1922); codified by Emerson et al. 1995	1922
Създател	Bronislaw Malinowski (systematic ethnographic fieldwork); Robert Emerson, Rachel Fretz & Linda Shaw (contemporary methodology)	Bronislaw Malinowski
Тип	Qualitative data collection technique	Method
Основополагащ източник	Emerson, R. M., Fretz, R. I., & Shaw, L. L. (1995). Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes. University of Chicago Press. ISBN: 978-0226206813	Geertz, C. (1973). The Interpretation of Cultures. Basic Books. ISBN: 978-0465026432
Други названия	in-person field notes, observational field notes, ethnographic field notes, fieldwork notes	ethnographic observation, participatory observation, overt observation, immersive observation
Свързани	6	4
Резюме	Face-to-face field notes are a foundational qualitative data collection technique in which the researcher is physically present in the setting and records observations, interactions, events, and contextual details in written form. As the canonical mode of ethnographic and observational research, in-person field notes capture the social texture, nonverbal cues, spatial arrangements, and moment-to-moment dynamics of real-world settings that remote or mediated data collection cannot fully replicate.	Participant observation is a qualitative research method in which the researcher embeds themselves within a community, organization, or social setting for an extended period, engaging in the activities and relationships of the group while systematically observing and documenting behavior, interactions, and cultural meaning. Pioneered by Malinowski in the 1920s and developed in anthropology, the method has been adopted across sociology, education, health sciences, and organizational research. The researcher functions as both insider (participating in group activities) and outsider (maintaining analytical distance), generating thick description—rich accounts of context, behavior, and meaning that reveal how people actually live and interact.