In what follows I try to pull out and describe the basic analytic operations carried on in participant observation, for three reasons: to make these operations clear to those unfamiliar with the method; by attempting a more explicit and systematic description, to aid those working with the method in organizing their own research; and, most importantly, in order to propose some changes in analytic procedures and particularly in reporting results which will make the processes by which conclusions are reached and substantiated more accessible to the reader.
Categories:
- Publications in Peer Reviewed Academic Journals
- Observation/Participant-Observation
- Methodology