Σύγκριση μεθόδων

	Ημερολόγιο Έρευνας με Τριγωνοποίηση	Μέθοδος Ημερολογίου	Εθνογραφική Παρατήρηση Συμμετοχής
Πεδίο	Μεθοδολογία Επισκοπήσεων	Μεθοδολογία Επισκοπήσεων	Ποιοτική Έρευνα
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	1970s–1980s (triangulation formalized by Denzin 1978; diary methodology developed through 1980s)	1920s–1940s (systematised by Allport, 1942)	1922
Δημιουργός	Norman K. Denzin (triangulation framework); Mary Louise Holly (research diary practice)	Gordon Allport (systematic social-science use); Nels Anderson (early fieldwork diaries)	Bronislaw Malinowski
Τύπος	Qualitative data collection technique	Qualitative / mixed-methods data-collection technique	Method
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Denzin, N. K. (1978). The Research Act: A Theoretical Introduction to Sociological Methods (2nd ed.). McGraw-Hill.	Alaszewski, A. (2006). Using Diaries for Social Research. Sage. ISBN: 978-0761941415	Geertz, C. (1973). The Interpretation of Cultures. Basic Books. ISBN: 978-0465026432
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	reflective diary triangulation, multi-method research journal, triangulated reflexive diary, diary-based triangulation	diary study, diary technique, self-report diary, daily diary method	ethnographic observation, participatory observation, overt observation, immersive observation
Συναφείς	6	5	4
Σύνοψη	A Triangulated Research Diary is a qualitative data collection approach in which a researcher's ongoing reflective diary is used as one strand within a triangulated data collection strategy. The diary records observations, decisions, emotions, and emerging interpretations across the study, while at least one other data source — such as interviews, documents, or observations — is collected in parallel. Cross-checking diary entries against other sources increases the credibility and depth of the findings.	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.	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.