השוואת שיטות

	יומן מחקר מרחוק	יומן מחקר אורכי
תחום	מתודולוגיית סקרים	מתודולוגיית סקרים
משפחה	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
שנת המקור	1990s–2000s (digital/remote adaptation)	1970s–1990s
הוגה השיטה	Adapted from diary/journal traditions; remote administration formalized by qualitative and health researchers from the 1990s onward	Rooted in Zimmerman & Wieder's diary-interview method (1977); developed further in qualitative longitudinal research through the 1980s–1990s
סוג	Qualitative longitudinal data collection instrument	Qualitative longitudinal data collection technique
מקור מכונן	Bolger, N., Davis, A., & Rafaeli, E. (2003). Diary methods: Capturing life as it is lived. Annual Review of Psychology, 54(1), 579–616.	Zimmerman, D. H., & Wieder, D. L. (1977). The diary: Diary-interview method. Urban Life, 5(4), 479–498.
כינויים	remote reflexive journal, remote diary study, distributed research diary, online researcher diary	longitudinal reflexive journal, longitudinal researcher diary, longitudinal field diary, longitudinal research log
קשורות	5	4
תקציר	A Remote Research Diary is a qualitative data collection method in which participants record their thoughts, experiences, and reflections in a structured or semi-structured journal over time, submitting entries to the researcher without face-to-face contact. Conducted via email, secure web platforms, or dedicated apps, this approach captures longitudinal, in-situ accounts of lived experience while eliminating geographic barriers and reducing observer effects.	A longitudinal research diary is a structured, ongoing record kept by the researcher throughout an extended study, capturing observations, decisions, emerging insights, and methodological reflections at repeated intervals over weeks, months, or years. It functions simultaneously as a reflexivity tool and a secondary data source, documenting how the inquiry evolves, how researcher positionality shifts, and how contextual changes influence the data collection process across time.