So sánh phương pháp

	Nhật ký Nghiên cứu Trực diện	Participant Observation
Lĩnh vực	Phương pháp luận khảo sát	Nghiên cứu định tính
Họ	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Năm ra đời	1981–1989 (systematic articulation in qualitative fieldwork literature)	1922
Người khởi xướng	Robert G. Burgess (systematic research diary in fieldwork); Mary Louise Holly (professional journal writing)	Bronislaw Malinowski
Loại	Qualitative data collection and reflexivity tool	Method
Công trình gốc	Holly, M. L. (1989). Writing to Grow: Keeping a Personal-Professional Journal. Heinemann. ISBN: 978-0435084592	Geertz, C. (1973). The Interpretation of Cultures. Basic Books. ISBN: 978-0465026432
Tên gọi khác	in-person research journal, fieldwork reflexive diary, face-to-face researcher journal, in-person reflexive log	ethnographic observation, participatory observation, overt observation, immersive observation
Liên quan	6	4
Tóm tắt	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.	Participant observation is a qualitative research method in which the researcher embeds themselves within a community, organization, or social setting for an extended period, engaging in the activities and relationships of the group while systematically observing and documenting behavior, interactions, and cultural meaning. Pioneered by Malinowski in the 1920s and developed in anthropology, the method has been adopted across sociology, education, health sciences, and organizational research. The researcher functions as both insider (participating in group activities) and outsider (maintaining analytical distance), generating thick description—rich accounts of context, behavior, and meaning that reveal how people actually live and interact.