Sammenlign metoder

	Dagbogsmetode	Feltnoter	Ikke-deltagende observation	Deltagende observation
Fagområde	Surveymetodologi	Surveymetodologi	Surveymetodologi	Kvalitativ forskning
Familie	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Oprindelsesår	1920s–1940s (systematised by Allport, 1942)	Late 19th century (formalized in 20th century)	Formalized mid-20th century (Gold 1958); practice dates to late 19th-century social surveys	1922
Ophavsperson	Gordon Allport (systematic social-science use); Nels Anderson (early fieldwork diaries)	Rooted in 19th-century anthropology and sociology; systematized by ethnographers such as Bronislaw Malinowski and later Robert Emerson et al.	Raymond Gold (role typology); earlier roots in social survey movement and Chicago School sociology	Bronislaw Malinowski
Type	Qualitative / mixed-methods data-collection technique	Qualitative data collection and recording technique	Qualitative / quantitative observational data collection	Method
Oprindelig kilde	Alaszewski, A. (2006). Using Diaries for Social Research. Sage. ISBN: 978-0761941415	Emerson, R. M., Fretz, R. I., & Shaw, L. L. (1995). Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes. University of Chicago Press. ISBN: 978-0226206813	Gold, R. L. (1958). Roles in sociological field observations. Social Forces, 36(3), 217–223.	Geertz, C. (1973). The Interpretation of Cultures. Basic Books. ISBN: 978-0465026432
Aliasser	diary study, diary technique, self-report diary, daily diary method	fieldnotes, observational notes, ethnographic notes, jottings	detached observation, systematic observation, structured field observation, external observation	ethnographic observation, participatory observation, overt observation, immersive observation
Relaterede	5	6	5	4
Resumé	The diary method is a data-collection technique in which participants record their thoughts, behaviours, events, or experiences in their own words at regular or event-contingent intervals over a defined study period. By capturing data close in time to the event, diaries reduce retrospective recall bias and give researchers access to the texture of everyday life as it unfolds — something one-off surveys and retrospective interviews cannot provide.	Field notes are detailed written records created by researchers during or immediately after direct observation in a naturalistic setting. They capture what is seen, heard, and experienced — including behaviors, interactions, physical environments, and the researcher's own analytic impressions — forming the primary data source for ethnographic and observational studies.	Non-participant observation is a data-collection method in which the researcher observes behavior, interactions, or events in a natural or structured setting without joining or influencing the activity under study. The observer maintains a deliberate distance from participants to minimize their own effect on the phenomena being recorded, producing field notes, behavioral tallies, or recordings that reflect naturally occurring behavior rather than behavior shaped by researcher involvement.	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.