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🧠 UNIT I: OBSERVATION IN ETHNOGRAPHIC PRACTICE - Coggle Diagram
🧠 UNIT I: OBSERVATION IN ETHNOGRAPHIC PRACTICE
🌿 1️⃣ Foundations of Observation
It allows us to understand social reality through observation, interpretation, and interaction with the context.
🔹 Concept
→ Interpretive construction of knowledge.
→ Immersion in the context.
→ Active and reflective observation.
🔹 Characteristics
→ Intentional.
→ Systematic.
→ Flexible.
🔹 Objectives
→ Understand social reality.
→ Interpret meanings.
→ Understand the context.
🔹 Importance
→ Generates contextualized knowledge.
🌿 2️⃣ Participant and Non-Participant Observation
They differ in the degree of participation of the researcher in the context being studied.
🔹 Concept
→ Participant: integrates into the group.
→ Non-participant: maintains distance.
🔹 Characteristics
→ Participant = immersion.
→ Non-participant = less intervention.
🔹 Objectives
→ Understand social dynamics.
→ Observe natural behaviors.
🔹 Importance
→ They allow the researcher to choose the appropriate strategy according to the study.
🌿 4️⃣ Ethics in Observation
Protects the rights, privacy, and dignity of participants.
🔹 Concept
→ Informed consent.
→ Confidentiality.
→ Respect for boundaries.
🔹 Characteristics
→ Responsible.
→ Respectful.
→ Protective.
🔹 Objectives
→ Protect participants.
→ Maintain privacy.
🔹 Importance
→ Builds trust and legitimacy in research.
🌿 3️⃣ Recording Techniques
They allow the information obtained during fieldwork to be recorded and organized.
🔹 Concept
→ Field notes: describe what was observed.
→ Diary: records reflections and emotions.
→ Logbook: organizes activities.
🔹 Characteristics
→ Systematic.
→ Reflective.
→ Organized.
🔹 Objectives
→ Record information.
→ Facilitate analysis.
🔹 Importance
→ Preserve and organize the research data.
🌿 5️⃣ Researcher Reflexivity
It allows the researcher to recognize how their values, emotions, and experiences influence the research.
🔹 Concept
→ Analyzes the researcher's role.
→ Recognizes their subjectivity.
→ Examines their influence on the context.
🔹 Characteristics
→ Critical.
→ Continuous.
→ Conscious.
🔹 Objectives
→ Identify biases.
→ Improve interpretation.
🔹 Importance
→ Strengthens the quality and transparency of the research.