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A reactive method is one that directly involves a research participant, who may react to being in a study based on how questions are asked (e.g., in a survey) or due to the presence of a researcher (e.g., in an experiment). Non-reactive methods are unobtrusive because the data is obtained without participant involvement.
H Kauffman. Unobtrusive Research Methods – An Interpretative Essay By Michelle O’Brien. Introduction. Unobtrusive research methods include non-reactive behavioural observation, the historical examination of pre-existing archives such as statistics or records, the study of physical traces, and the critical analysis of cultural content.
Jan 13, 2019 · Abstract. Unobtrusive methods use ways of collecting data that do not involve the direct elicitation of information from research participants. They are useful in situations where it might be dangerous or difficult to question respondents directly or where, for one reason or another, using self-report methods will not yield reliable information.
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Nonreactive methods 2 NONREACTIVE METHODS 1 The Phenomenon of Reactivity Participants in social science research usually think. That is, they interpret the actions of a researcher and relate it to their own beliefs, emotions and inten-tions. Accordingly, their behavior exhibited during investigations is controlled by
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In this chapter, we explore unobtrusive methods of collecting data. Unobtrusive research refers to methods of collecting data that don’t interfere with the subjects under study (because these methods are not obtrusive). Both qualitative and quantitative researchers use unobtrusive research methods. Unobtrusive methods share the unique quality ...
Nov 29, 2023 · These methods are useful when a detailed understanding of a phenomenon is sought. 1. Ethnographic Research. Ethnographic research emerged out of anthropological research, where anthropologists would enter into a setting for a sustained period of time, getting to know a cultural group and taking detailed observations.
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13.3 Unobtrusive Methods. This section focuses on how to gather data unobtrusively and what to do with those data once they have been collected. A variety of ways exist for gathering data unobtrusively. For these purposes we will focus on three: content analysis, physical trace, and archival methods.
