Anthropology › Section B · Methods › Topic B.4
Participant observation and interviewing
Anthropologists learn about a way of life by taking part in it and by listening carefully to the people who live it. Doing this well takes practical skill, careful records and an ethical framework that protects the people who share their lives and knowledge.
In this topic
- Learning by taking part
- Degrees of participation
- Field notes and records
- Kinds of interview
- Working with collaborators
- Worked example: improving an interview question
- Ethical review and consent
- Who owns the knowledge?
- Long-term and collaborative research
- Worked example: a request to withdraw
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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