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תחום	מתודולוגיית סקרים	מתודולוגיית סקרים
משפחה	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
שנת המקור	1990s–2000s (digital/virtual adaptation)	Formalized mid-20th century (Gold 1958); practice dates to late 19th-century social surveys
הוגה השיטה	Adapted from classical non-participant observation; remote digital application developed through internet research methodology (Hine, Mann, Stewart, and others, 1990s–2000s)	Raymond Gold (role typology); earlier roots in social survey movement and Chicago School sociology
סוג	Qualitative data collection technique	Qualitative / quantitative observational data collection
מקור מכונן	Salmons, J. (2015). Qualitative Online Interviews: Strategies, Design, and Skills (2nd ed.). Sage. ISBN: 978-1483332093	Gold, R. L. (1958). Roles in sociological field observations. Social Forces, 36(3), 217–223.
כינויים	remote unobtrusive observation, virtual non-participant observation, online non-participant observation, digital observer-only observation	detached observation, systematic observation, structured field observation, external observation
קשורות	5	5
תקציר	Remote non-participant observation is a qualitative data collection technique in which the researcher observes naturally occurring behavior, interaction, or activity from a distance — via video conferencing platforms, live-streamed sessions, online communities, or recorded media — without joining or influencing the setting. The researcher maintains a purely observer role throughout, recording field notes without actively participating in the observed context.	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.