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participant observation

participant observation noun: a research methodology used in some social sciences to gain familiarity with a group of individuals and their practices through an intensive involvement, usually over an extended period of time.

Noun

participant observation (uncountable)

  1. A research methodology used in some social sciences to gain familiarity with a group of individuals and their practices through an intensive involvement, usually over an extended period of time.

Words formed from participant observation

Questions about participant observation

What does participant observation mean?
Participant observation means a research methodology used in some social sciences to gain familiarity with a group of individuals and their practices through an intensive involvement, usually over an extended period of time.
What part of speech is participant observation?
Participant observation is a noun.

Words near participant observation in the dictionary

  1. participances
  2. participancies
  3. participancy
  4. participant
  5. participant evolution
  6. participant observation
  7. participant observer
  8. participant observers
  9. participant-observer
  10. participant-observers
  11. participantly

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