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Ämnesområde	Surveymetodik	Surveymetodik
Familj	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Ursprungsår	1981–1989 (systematic articulation in qualitative fieldwork literature)	Late 19th century (formalized in 20th century)
Upphovsperson	Robert G. Burgess (systematic research diary in fieldwork); Mary Louise Holly (professional journal writing)	Rooted in 19th-century anthropology and sociology; systematized by ethnographers such as Bronislaw Malinowski and later Robert Emerson et al.
Typ	Qualitative data collection and reflexivity tool	Qualitative data collection and recording technique
Ursprungskälla	Holly, M. L. (1989). Writing to Grow: Keeping a Personal-Professional Journal. Heinemann. ISBN: 978-0435084592	Emerson, R. M., Fretz, R. I., & Shaw, L. L. (1995). Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes. University of Chicago Press. ISBN: 978-0226206813
Alias	in-person research journal, fieldwork reflexive diary, face-to-face researcher journal, in-person reflexive log	fieldnotes, observational notes, ethnographic notes, jottings
Närliggande	6	6
Sammanfattning	A face-to-face research diary is a systematic reflexive log maintained by the researcher during in-person fieldwork. Unlike participant diaries, this is the researcher's own running record of observations, analytic thoughts, methodological decisions, and emotional responses captured during or immediately after direct, embodied encounters with participants or field settings. It serves simultaneously as a data source, an audit trail, and a reflexivity instrument within qualitative research.	Field notes are detailed written records created by researchers during or immediately after direct observation in a naturalistic setting. They capture what is seen, heard, and experienced — including behaviors, interactions, physical environments, and the researcher's own analytic impressions — forming the primary data source for ethnographic and observational studies.