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Participant Observation

Participant Observation is a qualitative research method in which the researcher systematically engages in immersive involvement within a cultural or social setting while concurrently observing and recording behaviors, practices, and interactions to understand the lived experiences and meanings of participants from an insider’s perspective.

7.3K

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14.2K

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2.9K

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The Discovery of Grounded Theory: Strategies for Qualitative Research.

Helmut R. Wagner, Barney G. Glaser, Anselm L. Strauss · Social Forces · 1968 · 46.6K citations

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Qualitative Data Analysis: An Expanded Sourcebook

Journal of Environmental Psychology · 1994 · 45.6K citations

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Handbook of Qualitative Research

Gill Crozier, Norman K. Denzin, Yvonna S. Lincoln · British Journal of Educational Studies · 1994 · 26.7K citations

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The Reflective Practitioner: How Professionals Think in Action

Barry Checkoway, Donald A. Schön · Journal of Policy Analysis and Management · 1985 · 21.4K citations

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The reflective practitioner: How professionals think in action

Cynthia J. Stewart · Patient Education and Counseling · 1984 · 19.9K citations

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Authors

14.2K

  1. NK
    Norman K. Denzin

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

    14 publications · 60.2K citations

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  2. DL
    Deborah Lupton

    UNSW Sydney, Australia

    13 publications · 671 citations

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  3. HT
    Heather Toomey Zimmerman

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    10 publications · 692 citations

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  4. JA
    Jacquelyn Allen‐Collinson

    University of Lincoln, United Kingdom

    10 publications · 528 citations

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  5. YS
    Yvonna S. Lincoln

    Texas A&M University, United States

    10 publications · 51.8K citations

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Institutions

2.9K

  1. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    36 h-index

    137 publications

    13.7K citations

  2. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    33 h-index

    131 publications

    6.6K citations

  3. The Open University

    Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

    33 h-index

    67 publications

    7.2K citations

  4. King's College London

    London, United Kingdom

    31 h-index

    84 publications

    6.3K citations

  5. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    31 h-index

    138 publications

    7K citations

  6. University of Alberta

    Edmonton, Canada

    30 h-index

    113 publications

    12.6K citations

  7. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    30 h-index

    73 publications

    25.1K citations

  8. University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    29 h-index

    102 publications

    8.2K citations

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Venues

  1. Qualitative Research

    QR · 137 publications · 19.2K citations

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  2. International Journal of Qualitative Methods

    IJQM · 97 publications · 13.3K citations

    47

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  3. Qualitative Health Research

    QHR · 99 publications · 11.3K citations

    45

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  4. Qualitative Inquiry

    QI · 97 publications · 6.9K citations

    44

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  5. Journal of Advanced Nursing

    JAN · 60 publications · 8K citations

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