a technique of gathering data whereby you personally watch, interact, or communicate with the subjects of your research.
observation
Through this data gathering technique, proofs to support your claims or conclusions about your topic are obtained in a natural setting.
observation
types of observation
Participant Observation
Non-participation or Structured Observation
The observer, who is the researcher, takes part in the activities of the individual or group being observed. Your actual involvement enables you to obtain firsthand knowledge about the subjects' behavior and the way they interact with one another.
Participant Observation
THIS TYPE OF OBSERVATION COMPLETELY DETACHES YOU FROM THE TARGET OF YOUR OBSERVATION.
Non-participation or Structured Observation
RECORDING OF NON- PARTICIPATION OBSERVATIONS HAPPENS THROUGH THE USE OF A CHECKLIST. OTHERS CALL THIS CHECKLIST AN _
OBSERVATION SCHEDULE.
methods of observation
direct observation
indirect observation
This observation method makes you see or listen to everything that happens in the area of observation.
direct observation
THIS METHOD IS ALSO CALLED BEHAVIOR ARCHAEOLOGY BECAUSE, HERE, YOU OBSERVE TRACES OF PAST EVENTS TO GET INFORMATION OR A MEASURE OF BEHAVIOR, TRAIT, OR QUALITY OF YOUR SUBJECT.
indirect observation
a data-gathering technique that makes you verbally ask the subjects or respondents questions to give answers to what your research study is trying to look for.
interview
types of interview
Structured Interview
Unstructured Interview
Semi-Structured Interview
This is an interview that requires the use of an interview schedule or a list of questions answerable with only one item from a set of alternative responses.
structured interview
In this type of interview, the respondents answer the questions based on what they personally think and feel about it.
unstructured interview
The characteristics of the first two types are found in the third type of interview called _
semi-structured interview
approaches of interview
individual interview
group interview
mediated interview
Only one respondent is interviewed here. The reason behind this interview is the lack of trust the interviewees have among themselves.
individual interview
This is a time-consuming type of interview because you have to interview a group of interviewees one by one.
individual
In this interview approach, you ask the question not to one person, but to a group of people at the same time.
group interview
No face-to-face interview is true for this interview approach because this takes place through electronic communication devices such as telephones, mobile phones, email, among others.
mediated interview
Overview of the design used for the study
research design
The plan or structure for conducting a study whether it is experimental, quasi-experimental, correlational, case study, exploratory, descriptive, phenomenology, ethnography, etc.
research design
Summarizes the set of procedures that the researcher will use to obtain data to answer the research problems
research design
This refers to the descriptive study of how individuals experience a phenomenon.
phenomenology
This is the discovery and description of the culture of a group of people, and originates in the discipline of the anthropology.
ethnography
This is the detailed account and analysis of one or more cases.
case study
The _ method often involves simply observing what happens to, or reconstructing ‘the case history’ of a single participant or group of individuals.
case study
This is the development of inductive, “bottoms-up,” theory that is “grounded” directly in the empirical data.
grounded theory
_ can also be used to test or elaborate upon previously grounded theories, as long as the approach continues to be one of constantly grounding any changes in the new data.
Grounded theory
A _ is considered an exhaustive account of a life experience, it is the collection and analysis of an intensive account of a whole life or portion of a life, usually by an in-depth, unstructured interview.
biographical study
_ emphasizes the placement of the individual within a center of social connections, historical within a center of social connections, historical events, and life experiences (the life
history).
Biographical approach
Included only if the setting is of particular significance or importance
SETTING/LOCALE OF THE STUDY
Includes the number and relevant characteristics of the respondents as well as the sampling plan and technique
RESPONDENTS/ PARTICIPANTS
respondents = survey
quantitative
participants = interview, FGD, KII
qualitative
This section discusses the data gathering tool that is used in the
study
instrumentation
Discuss how many sections/ parts, what are the parts, how many
questions etc.
instrumentation
Contains the process used when conducting the actual study
data gathering procedure
Includes the step-by-step “recipe” beginning with how the subjects were contacted all the way to how the data were collected
data gathering procedure
refers to your method or process of selecting respondents or people to answer questions meant to yield data for a research study.
sampling
The bigger group from where you choose the sample size