Difference between participant and non participant observation in tabular form
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Explanation:
Participant observation when you are not only observing, but you also participate. For example, if you are not only observing how the nurse is taking care of a patient, but you are working at the hospital as a doctor, so that you may participate in observation, like help her, ask her questions while she's doing her job. In your case, if you are just a researcher, and you observe from the side, you do not work at this place, I think you are non-participant observant. I had a participant observation case with the group of immigrants, but when I observed a group, I also participated in their meetings, and was helping them with marketing materials, and interviewing them
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the observer/sociologist joins a group and observes their activities, while at the same time taking care to observe what is going on. Often that means writing notes and reflections later on. In Non P.O. the sociologist simply observes the activities, but doesn't take part in them.