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Platt, J. (2004). Participant observation. In M. S. Lewis-BeckA. Bryman & T. F. Liao (Eds.), The SAGE encyclopedia of social science research methods (Vol. 3, pp. 798-799). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications Ltd. doi: 10.4135/9781412950589.n692

Platt, Jennifer. "Participant Observation." In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods, edited by Michael S. Lewis-BeckAlan Bryman and Tim F. Liao, 798-799. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2004. doi: 10.4135/9781412950589.n692.

Platt, J 2004, 'Participant observation', in Lewis-Beck, MS, Bryman, A & Liao, TF (eds), The sage encyclopedia of social science research methods, SAGE Publications, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, pp. 798-799, viewed 10 July 2017, doi: 10.4135/9781412950589.n692.

Platt, Jennifer. "Participant Observation." The SAGE Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods. Eds. Michael S. Lewis-BeckAlan Bryman and Tim F. Liao. Vol. 3. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2004. 798-799. SAGE Knowledge. Web. 10 Jul. 2017.

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  • Participant observation is a method of data collection in which the investigator uses participation in an area of ongoing social life to observe it. The investigator may or may not already be a natural member of the social setting studied. The ...

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