Participant observation

Botanical Garden Observations On this Wednesday evening at 1800 on October 05, 2016 I am at one of the most prestigious popular hotels on the Las Vegas, NV strip. I am at the botanical garden where a new world is created with flowers and other natural resources to create wonderment for the current season; each season is changed and every year is different. While inside the botanical gardens I first want to soak up my environment with my eyes closed; I can heighten my senses to the various…

In Plane Sight: An Observational Analysis of Behaviour at the Airport I undertook two non-participant observations at Wellington airport over a period of two weeks. The intention was to observe the behaviour and customs people exhibited when they were not in an environment that was customary and potentially unsettling. I had also expected to take notice of things I hadn’t perceived before as when you are part of the crowd, it’s often harder to take notice of the behaviours and interactions of…

The observation this writer conducted took place at a Mother’s Day celebration. It was held at a local daycare center, which was conveniently located within the New York City Housing Authority Complex. This observation took place in a classroom where all the parents, which consisted of mothers, were sitting on chairs, waiting for their children’s performance. The performance was scheduled in the following order: 2-3 year-olds singing first, then 3-4 year-olds singing second, and 4-5 year-olds…

This is an observation report on an educational lecture program for adults based on classroom teacher performance. The lecture was delivered by a very skillful teacher. The teacher effectively stimulated the class, by respecting the diversity of the learning environment, the diversity of the class, stayed focused on the lecture, contexts and class objectives. The heart and soul of the lecture was the teacher’s rapport with the students, delivery, audio-visual, video, diversity and interaction…

When I arrived at Herty Elementary my first place of observation was the gymnasium. There the children of the autism class were playing a basketball game with the normally developing children. I noticed that while each student waited for their turn many were completely in their own world, and not fully focused on the game. Many of them needed a reminder that it was their turn. Despite this, they all participated in the game well during their turn. After gym, we were able to observe the kids…

the rules most of the time. Joel would not play the games, but instead, he would lie on the flood and had to be constantly redirected and did not follow the rules to the games. The third setting that my observations took place was in their general education classroom. During my observations in the general education classroom, Zachary was never present. He gets removed from the general education classroom when he disruptive and yells or harms other students. Joel stays in the general…

This paper will talk about Ms. T a two year old teacher. Who have seven children on roll, but at the current time only five are present. Two boys and three girls made up her class for the day. I observed her class during the learning centers time. Which was fantastic, I had the opportunity to observe her and play with children. Ms. T also had great ideas on activities involving construction, which was their theme for the week. She incorporated different theorist approaches when it came to…

The classroom was very organized for each area of study taught in the class. There was a book nook area and listening center available. The use of Smart Board and laptops were also available. During my observation I stepped in and observed a PE class of kindergarteners, they were doing four activities of jumping because they are learning the letter J in their general classroom setting. The PE teacher incorporates lessons from the general education teacher’s…

Bandura believed that individuals learn through observation also known as observational learning. “Observational learning occurs when people observe the models and learn new behavior as a result of those observations. In essence observational learning is an indirect kind of learning (Ashford and LeCroy, 2010 p.101)”. In support of the social learning theory, Bandura and his colleagues…

work, and accomplished countless tasks every day. There has to be a happy medium. In order for the world to be successful work is a necessity, everyone has their own attitude toward work and the exertion level they are willing to put in. My first observation leads me into my backyard where I observe my father meticulously picking up grotesque unsplit wood and placing it in reach of an axe to be split into smaller more manageable pieces. In his unwavering routine he seems almost in a trance with…