Topic 6 and 7

Research method based in direct, personal and long term observation, it can be about a social group, a population or recognitions of specific geographical areas.

• Fieldwork

• Research report

• Gathering of information.

• Observation work.

It is a document whose production is a basic step when beginning the study of any human group in particular. Its purpose is to gather as much complete information as possible about the specific topic of the study that was chosen including all the aspects of the life of the studied group or activity during a well-established period of time.

• Structure of the information

• Essay

• Extensive study

• Synchronic study

Methodology that seeks to present elements that take us to give answers and explanations about events and happenings that surround mankind, from language, systems of beliefs of several populations, including forms of categorizing facts, ideologies, education patterns, information needs, among other aspects:

• Quantitative research

• Qualitative research

• History of life

• Sector research

It is the most important characteristic of qualitative research

• Creativity

• Photography

• Historic of information

• Role of the researcher.

In qualitative research, the ways to approach the topic of the study and the ways to gather information are known as:

• Methods and techniques

• Strategies and approaches

• Perception and gathering

• Taxonomy and classification

They are some of the methods of qualitative research:

• Photography, focus group, oral history

• Ethnography, focus group, field diary

• Ethnography, case study, oral history

• Photograhpy, focus group, field diary

They are some of the techniques of qualitative research:

• Photography, focus group, oral history

• Ethnography, focus group, field diary

• Ethnography, case study, oral history

• Photography, focus group, field diary.