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English translation: participant observation

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English translation:	participant observation

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02:56 Mar 10, 2009

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Spanish term or phrase: Observación participante

No sé si existe este término en inglés.. ojalá me puedan ayudar. Creo que la palabra "participante" tiene más el sentido de "involvement" que "participatory"...

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La Observación Participante (OP) consiste en la utilización de investigadores de campo que VIVEN por períodos de tiempo en las comunidades, llevando consigo los parámetros fundamentales de investigación, concentrándose en observar y describir dichos parámetros mientras van integrándose en la vida diaria de la comunidad.

Viviana Pérez KudoZ activity Questions: 11 (none open) Answers: 15 Chile
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participant observation

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This is a well-known technique for doing field reasearch in anthropology:

Participant observation is a type of research strategy. Its aim is to gain a close and intimate familiarity with a given group of individuals (such as a ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Participant_observation

Plus my undergrad degree is in anthro ...

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participant observation

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active (on-site/in situ) involvement

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participant observation

Patricia Rosas
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Local time: 11:02
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Thank you very much to you all!

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active (on-site/in situ) involvement

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I would say ...

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or: observation

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although it sounds like "translatees" the term "participant observation" does appear in some refs so a possibility too

In anthropology, the same oxymoronic claim appears as "participant observation," an intervention in people's daily lives legitimized by claims of both a ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=0521389089...

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Observing the whole or total situation and remaining an active listener is ... from the traditional participant-observation method used in anthropology in ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=0071353976...
Participant observationParticipant observation has its roots in anthropology and its used as a .... participant — pɑ:ˈtɪsɪpət сущ. участвующий, участник active participat активный ...
dic.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enwiki/211098 - 22k - Cached - Similar pages
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History of Fieldwork: Passive vs Active Social Anthropologists. Methodology of Fieldwork. Participant Observation. Other Methods. Ethical Guidelines ...

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.2. Fieldwork and active observation: first principles and rules. The Rashomon effect. Module IV. The subject of culture in Anthropology 4.1. ...
www.uevora.pt/ensinos/disciplinas/11_ciclo/disciplina/(codi... - 22k - Cached - Similar pages

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