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participant observation  

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  • 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]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/participant_observation

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