השוואת שיטות

	יומן מחקר מקוון	ראיון מקוון חצי-מובנה
תחום	מתודולוגיית סקרים	מתודולוגיית סקרים
משפחה	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
שנת המקור	Late 1990s–2000s (digital adaptation of diary methods dating to early 20th century social research)	Late 1990s–2000s (systematic treatment by ~2010)
הוגה השיטה	Adapted from traditional diary methods; online variant emerged with widespread internet adoption (late 1990s–2000s)	Adapted from face-to-face semi-structured interviewing; online variant emerged with internet adoption in research (Salmons, Mann, Stewart)
סוג	Qualitative / mixed-methods data collection	Qualitative data collection technique
מקור מכונן	Alaszewski, A. (2006). Using Diaries for Social Research. Sage Publications. ISBN: 978-0761941965	Brinkmann, S., & Kvale, S. (2015). InterViews: Learning the Craft of Qualitative Research Interviewing (3rd ed.). Sage. ISBN: 978-1452203867
כינויים	digital research diary, e-diary research, online reflective journal, web-based research diary	virtual semi-structured interview, remote semi-structured interview, online qualitative interview, video-mediated semi-structured interview
קשורות	5	5
תקציר	The online research diary method is a data collection technique in which participants document their experiences, thoughts, or behaviours in structured or open-ended digital diary entries over a defined period. Delivered via email, web forms, blogging platforms, or dedicated apps, it captures temporally proximate, naturalistic data that retrospective interviews cannot provide. It is widely used in health research, education, psychology, and social sciences.	An online semi-structured interview is a qualitative data collection technique in which a researcher conducts a guided but flexible conversation with a participant over a digital medium — video call, telephone, chat, or email — using a prepared interview guide with open-ended questions while remaining free to probe, reorder, or add follow-up questions as the dialogue unfolds. It combines the accessibility of remote communication with the depth and adaptability of semi-structured inquiry.