title: Insider-outsider perspectives of participant observation.
abstract: Ann Bonner and Gerda Tolhurst provide personal accounts of their experiences in conducting research involving participant observation. Issues discussed include the advantages and disadvantages of nurse researchers as insiders and outsiders. Also considered are strategies used to overcome both researcher effect and participant response to the researcher.
authors.affiliation: University of Western Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bonner
authors.forename: Gerda
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tolhurst
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research / Q000379:methods*; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology*; D012919:Social Behavior