Participant observation

social science observation was desirable when the determined…

various countries, social economic backgrounds, class, gender, profession, and sexual-orientation. According to Webster, diversity entails the quality or state of having different forms, types, and ideas about something. For the purpose of this observation, the first ten individuals encountered will be evaluated based on their similarities and/or differences. Henceforth, they will be evaluated based on their race, language, profession, gender, and build. The purpose of this paper is to get a…

Masters and Johnson used the method of direct observation for their work. They were able to observe and record responses of participating subjects in a laboratory setting. Masters and Johnson focused their observation about learning and understanding about physiological changes during sexual arousal. The participants of their research sample came from an academic community with above-average intelligence and a higher socioeconomic background. The participants were sexually responsive volunteers…

For this work I used the ethnographic method of research, through information gathering techniques such as participant observation, structured and unstructured interviews and the use of literature concerning internal migration and education in Ecuador. Initially, I had 5 subjects, 3 women and 2 men. I knew all of them from my days of high school, so they were open to help me since the beginning of the investigation. As I advanced the investigation, I met some other lojanos at the university and…

Materials The paper and pencil survey was a self-administered questionnaire that could be completed in less than 10 minutes. After signing the consent form. the participants were given a self-administered paper and pencil survey. Borrowing questions from the likert scale survey employed by Tessa Jones (2014) to examine the attitudes of college students regarding cell phone habits, the questionnaire consisted of ten statements. The 4-point response format: "strongly agree. agree. disagree. and…

Narrative inquiry is the study of life experiences and the process of gathering information for the purpose of research through storytelling (Creswell, 2013). The purpose of narrative inquiry is to increase understanding of issues related to learning and teaching through storytelling and retelling of an individual’s life story. The narrative approach is based on the premise that, as human beings, we have an understanding and meaning to our lives through stories and offers ways to simultaneously…

Purpose Systematic social observation (SSO) has been used to study “physical, social, and economic characteristics of neighborhoods” and subsequently aid in the identification and construction of “profiles of community processes” ("ICPSR-SSO," n.d.; Sampson & Raudenbush, 1999). An observational study of this type is mostly unobtrusive, and, by its nature, avoids pitfalls, that might detract from uncovering new knowledge, such as “reactivity between researcher and participant,” and bias related…

interviews, observation, documentation…

the training a 15 minute focus group what held. The participants were asked two questions 1) what did you like about today’s training and 2) what recommendations do you have to improve today’s training. This gives the trainer and understanding of what the students may take away from the class and how to change the training style from day to day. The information is stored electronically and only the CABHP staff access to it. Daily observation is another way the staff performance was evaluated.…

methodologies, beliefs and mediating variables. Where similarities between the two do exist, they are in the theorization that observation of violence is the key to development of aggression. Although the two researchers bring forth valid arguments for the cause…