ideographic
type: Concept
broader: participant observation

access (research)
type: Concept
narrower: participant observation

participant observation
narrower: the chicago school
narrower: gatekeepers
narrower: research bargain
narrower: ideographic
narrower: fieldwork
narrower: naturalistic data
narrower: impression management
broader: qualitative data collection
broader: observation (research)
broader: law and society research
broader: research design
broader: qualitative geography
broader: access (research)
definition: Participant observation is at one level self-explanatory, in that it involves research-led observation of the social world while simultaneously participating in it. This observation can be done overtly or covertly. [Source: The A-Z of Social Research; Participant observation]
type: Concept

research design
type: Concept
narrower: participant observation

qualitative geography
type: Concept
narrower: participant observation

research bargain
type: Concept
broader: participant observation

impression management
type: Concept
broader: participant observation

qualitative data collection
type: Concept
narrower: participant observation

fieldwork
type: Concept
broader: participant observation

the chicago school
type: Concept
broader: participant observation

naturalistic data
type: Concept
broader: participant observation

law and society research
type: Concept
narrower: participant observation

methods
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: participant observation

gatekeepers
type: Concept
broader: participant observation

observation (research)
type: Concept
narrower: participant observation