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Observation Techniques Dr Bill Gillham

Observation Techniques By Dr Bill Gillham

Observation Techniques by Dr Bill Gillham


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Observation is the most direct and valid method of research because the resulting data is derived from what people actually do rather than what they say they do. This guide covers: understanding the value of observation; setting up the observation; and developing structured or unstructured techniques.

Observation Techniques Summary

Observation Techniques: Structured to Unstructured by Dr Bill Gillham

Observation is arguably the most direct and valid method of research because the resulting data is derived from what people actually do rather than what they say they do. This practical and introductory guide covers: understanding the value of observation; setting up the observation; and developing structured or unstructured techniques.The Real Word Research series provides readers in a variety of fields - academia, business and the professions - with accessible concise and reliable guides to all of the important aspects of research projects and their methods.

About Dr Bill Gillham

Bill Gillham is Honorary Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of Strathclyde, Scotland

Table of Contents

1. What is observation; 2. The application of the different dimensions; 3. The uses of observation; 4. Observation: the preliminaries; 5. Structured versus unstructured; 6. Participant observation: the rise of ethnography; 7. Structured observation: data collection and analysis; 8. Analysis of structured and unstructured; 9. The limitations of observation; Conclusion.

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NLS9780826496294
9780826496294
0826496296
Observation Techniques: Structured to Unstructured by Dr Bill Gillham
New
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2008-01-10
128
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