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Primary sources: This source provides an opportunity to the researcher for collecting first-hand data based on empirical observation and interaction from the field. A primary source is anything that gives researcher direct evidence about the people, events, or phenomena is being researched. Primary source is usually the main objects of the analysis. When researcher researching the past, he/she cannot directly access it, so the researcher need primary sources that were produced at the time by participants or witnesses (e.g. Letters, photographs, newspapers). Again, when the researcher researching something current, primary sources can either be qualitative or quantitative data that is collected and observed by the researcher (e.g. Through interviews, surveys, experiments) or sources produced by people directly involved in the topic (e.g. Official documents or media texts). The methods those have been employed for collecting data from primary source are Observation and informal Interview mainly with other supplementary tools and techniques. Observation: As the name implies, is a way of collecting data through observing. Observation data collection method is classified as a participatory study, because the researcher has to immerse herself in the setting where her respondents are, while taking notes and/or recording. Kawulich,Barbara B. Quoted MARSHALL and ROSSMAN (1989) where they define observation as "the systematic description of events, behaviors, and artifacts in the social setting chosen for study" (p.79). Meanwhile, Observations enable the researcher to describe existing situations using the five senses, providing a "written photograph" of the situation under study. Observations enable the researcher to describe existing situations using the five senses, providing a "written photograph" of the situation under study. Observation as a data collection method can be structured or unstructured. In structured or systematic observation, data collection is conducted using specific variables and according to a pre-defined schedule. Unstructured observation, on the other hand, is conducted in an open and free manner in a sense that there would be no pre-determined variables or objectives. During the initial stage of the present research, unstructured observation was directed for understanding the setting of the study area and for getting acquaintance with the study people. Then, when the researcher assumed the study area as familiar enough to begin the specific observation, then structured observation was followed with a view to collect information based on the study objectives. Present study based on an average 15 days rigorous fieldwork with following the anthropological research codes and ethics. Download 1.22 Mb. Share with your friends:
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