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Getting up close and personal

Getting up close and personal The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of peer researchers in participant observation.Design/methodology/approachThe research involved interviews with 11 fieldworkers aged 18–25 years.FindingsThe method improves access to settings and provides useful context information on participants.Research limitations/implicationsIt is a useful method in situations where normal access to participants and settings is problematic.Originality/valueThe paper is the first ever evaluation of supervised peer research (as opposed to peer-led research). http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Qualitative Research Journal Emerald Publishing

Getting up close and personal

Qualitative Research Journal , Volume 19 (2): 14 – Apr 18, 2019

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
© Emerald Publishing Limited
ISSN
1443-9883
DOI
10.1108/qrj-d-18-00046
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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of peer researchers in participant observation.Design/methodology/approachThe research involved interviews with 11 fieldworkers aged 18–25 years.FindingsThe method improves access to settings and provides useful context information on participants.Research limitations/implicationsIt is a useful method in situations where normal access to participants and settings is problematic.Originality/valueThe paper is the first ever evaluation of supervised peer research (as opposed to peer-led research).

Journal

Qualitative Research JournalEmerald Publishing

Published: Apr 18, 2019

Keywords: Ethnography; Participant observation; Peer research; Alcohol research

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