OBSERVATION AS A RESEARCH TECHNIQUE. (REFLECTIONS, TYPES, RECOMMENDATIONS AND EXAMPLES)
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Abstract
The purpose of this review article is to theoretically address observation as a research technique, considering its characteristics, advantages and disadvantages. In the same way, it is intended to describe the types of observations, present recommendations for the design of instruments for both participant and non-participant observation, and offer an example of design. The methodology used in this text is framed within the parameters of the interpretive paradigm and uses the hermeneutic method to understand and interpret the arguments proposed by authors such as Rosenthal and Jacobson (1968), Weber (1997), Mejía (2002), Fernández (2009). Campos and Lule (2010), Diaz (2011), Rekalde, Vizcarra and Macazaga (2014), Martínez-Cansola (2020), Rodríguez (2022) and others, who contribute to the understanding of the use of observation as a technique in scientific research.
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