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Non-participant observation covert
positive:
no
Hawthorne effect
, people do not
change
their
behavior
Not putting yourself in
danger
, can be
flexible
to do
Non-participant observation covert negative:
ethical issues
- lack of
consent
May lack
validity
as we may not
understand
what is going on
Overt non-participant observation positive:
can be
valid
/
accurate
as you can
check things
few
ethical issues
overt non-participant observation negative
:
Hawthorne effect
-
change behavior
Problems with
access
as they need
permission
positives of non-participant:
less danger
Blendable
can make
own judgements
based on what they
see
Negatives of
non-participant
:
hawthorne effect
if
aware
they are being
watched
(
Overcome
with
covert
- but this raises
ethical issues
)
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