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Observation: A Complex Research Method
AbstractAs an ethnographic Research Method , observation has a long his-tory. The value of observation is that it permits researchers to study people in their native environment in order to understand things from their perspective. Observation requires the researcher to spend considerable time in the fi eld with the possibility of adopting vari-ous roles in order to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the people being studied. A variety of techniques are used to col-lect data. Gaining access to the group and leaving the fi eld are two important factors that need consideration. Other areas of concern involve ethical problems, as well as validity and reliability issues.
systematic recording of observable phenomena or behaviour in a natural setting” (2005, p. 40). Other authors defi ne observation within the broader context of ethnography or the narrower one of participation observation. What is consistent in the defi nitions, however, is the need to study and understand people within their natural environment.
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