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How may a participant observational study be conducted?

Participant observation is join the ob servants` daily activities and observe what they do and say.
Researcher have to gain entry to the group.And follow the rule' go with the flow'. Research should just looking and listening, not to disturb their normal daily life and activities.
Asking questions if needs, further and more detailed information could be obtained.A key informant who is a member of the group has special relationship with the researcher and provide vital information. Researcher need to go hanging around with their observances, follow and join their daily activities.Lastly, to record the finding of the process which have to depends on the memory of the researcher which can be selective, it is normally done in the evening when the memory still fresh.The time of completing the process could be long, and sometimes dangerous.

Why do interpretivists favour unstructured participant observation?
Interpretivists are interested on the meaning of particular action and what cause the actions.They argue that understanding people should seeing the world through their view point.Unstructured participant observation offers observants more freedom and flexible , open-ended answers, it is more informal therefore, the observants` behaviour will less likely to be influenced by researcher, less interview bias resulted. In turn, as research participate in their daily activities, they are more likely to interpret their action in the view point of the observants and to discover the meanings.



Why do positivists favour structured non-participant observation?