METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION
REDESIGNING RESEARCH TOOLS OBSERVATION
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validity is a strength
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reliability is a strength
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ethics is a strength
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objectivity is a strength
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Detailed explanation-1: -During participant observation there are no prejudges issues or events, to the level of validity is high.
Detailed explanation-2: -Theoretical Disadvantages One theoretical disadvantage is the low degree of reliability. It would be almost impossible for another researcher to repeat given that a participant observation study relies on the personal skills and characteristics of the lone researcher.
Detailed explanation-3: -(i) The method involves a lot of time and effort. (ii) It also involves a lot of expenses during work. (iii) It is not necessary that the report consists of the views of the insider or of the sociologist, as the sociologist may become consciously or unconsciously bias in selecting what to write and what not to.