Jämför metoder

	Fjärran deltagande observation	Online deltagande observation
Ämnesområde	Surveymetodik	Surveymetodik
Familj	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Ursprungsår	Late 1990s–2000s	Late 1990s–2000s
Upphovsperson	Christine Hine (virtual ethnography); Robert Kozinets (netnography)	Christine Hine (virtual ethnography); Robert Kozinets (netnography)
Typ	Qualitative observational method	Qualitative data collection method
Ursprungskälla	Hine, C. (2000). Virtual Ethnography. Sage. ISBN: 978-0761958963	Hine, C. (2000). Virtual Ethnography. SAGE Publications. ISBN: 978-0761958956
Alias	virtual participant observation, online ethnography, digital participant observation, remote ethnographic observation	virtual participant observation, digital ethnographic observation, cyber participant observation, internet participant observation
Närliggande	6	5
Sammanfattning	Remote Participant Observation is a qualitative data collection method in which the researcher joins and participates in an online or digitally mediated social setting — such as a video-based community, online forum, virtual world, or remote work environment — to observe and record social interactions, practices, and meanings as they occur naturally, without requiring physical co-presence.	Online participant observation is a qualitative data collection method in which the researcher enters a digital community or online environment — forums, social media groups, multiplayer games, virtual workplaces — both as a participant and as an observer, systematically documenting social interactions, practices, and meanings as they naturally unfold in the digital space.