Сравнение на методи

	Триангулирани полеви бележки	Изследване с комбинирани методи	Участническо наблюдение
Област	Методология на проучванията	Качествени методи	Качествени изследвания
Семейство	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Година на възникване	1970s–1980s	—	1922
Създател	Norman K. Denzin (triangulation); Yvonna Lincoln & Egon Guba (trustworthiness framework)	—	Bronislaw Malinowski
Тип	Qualitative data collection and verification technique	Research design framework	Method
Основополагащ източник	Denzin, N. K. (1978). The Research Act: A Theoretical Introduction to Sociological Methods (2nd ed.). McGraw-Hill.	Creswell, J.W. & Plano Clark, V.L. (2018). Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research (3rd ed.). Sage. ISBN: 978-1483344379	Geertz, C. (1973). The Interpretation of Cultures. Basic Books. ISBN: 978-0465026432
Други названия	multi-source field notes, cross-observer field notes, triangulated observation notes, TFN	Karma Yöntem Araştırması (Mixed Methods), multi-method research, triangulation design	ethnographic observation, participatory observation, overt observation, immersive observation
Свързани	5	4	4
Резюме	Triangulated Field Notes is a qualitative data collection technique in which field notes are recorded independently by multiple observers, from multiple vantage points, or at multiple time points and then systematically compared to strengthen the credibility and completeness of observational data. Rooted in Denzin's triangulation framework and Lincoln and Guba's trustworthiness criteria, the approach counters observer bias by cross-checking accounts before analysis begins.	Mixed methods research is a systematic research design in which quantitative and qualitative data are collected and analysed within a single study. Formalised by Creswell and Plano Clark (2003, 3rd ed. 2018), it offers three principal design variants — concurrent, sequential, and transformative — and strengthens findings through triangulation across both data strands.	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.