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Non-participant Observation — Systematic Detached Field Observation
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.
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Sources
- Gold, R. L. (1958). Roles in sociological field observations. Social Forces, 36(3), 217–223. DOI: 10.2307/2573808 ↗
- Angrosino, M. (2007). Doing Ethnographic and Observational Research. Sage. ISBN: 978-0761949800
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Diary MethodFace-to-face Field NotesFace-to-face Participant ObservationField NotesLongitudinal Non-participant ObservationMobile Field NotesMulti-source Field NotesMulti-source Non-participant ObservationOnline Non-participant ObservationOnline Participant ObservationPilot-tested field notesRemote Non-participant ObservationTelephone-assisted Field NotesTriangulated Non-participant Observation