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The earliest known use of the adjective obtrusive is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for obtrusive is from 1652, in the writing of Thomas Urquhart, author and translator. obtrusive is a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin obtrūs-, obtrūdere, ‑ive suffix. See etymology.
Prepared for teaching SOC 207, Research Methods, at Pennsylvania State University, Department of Sociology. We’ll elaborate on how qualitative and quantitative researchers collect, code, and analyze unobtrusive data in the final portion of this section.
Sep 28, 2024 · Of a person: overly assertive, bold, or domineering; pushy; also, ostentatious. Synonyms: intrusive, overassertive, overbearing, sharp-elbowed; see also Thesaurus: bossy. Antonyms: inobtrusive, nonobtrusive, unobtrusive. The office manager is an unpleasantly obtrusive individual.
Unobtrusive research refers to methods of collecting data that do not interfere with the subjects under study (because these methods are not obtrusive). Both qualitative and quantitative researchers use unobtrusive research methods.
The earliest known use of the noun obtrusiveness is in the 1810s. OED's earliest evidence for obtrusiveness is from 1814, in the writing of Jane Austen, novelist.
Define unobtrusive methods and explain what is meant by reactive and non-reactive research methods. Explain what physical trace analysis is used for and differentiate between erosion and accretion measures. Differentiate between public and private archives and note a main advantage and disadvantage of archival analysis.
Directness and obtrusiveness quadrants. Directness. represents how closely the measure approximates the “criterion situation” of interest (more or less directly measures the outcome). Obtrusivenessrepresents how much the measure intrudes on the informal learning experience (more or less obtrusive).
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