Why use observational methods? -- Choosing a perspective : insider/outsider -- Design and specifications of observational methods and research -- Initial considerations -- Developing a category system -- Measuring, sampling, and recording behavior -- Reliability and validity -- Units of analysis -- Elementary statistics for use with observational data -- Recording media -- Seeing without looking : indirect data collection techniques -- Using observational methods in educational settings.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-210) and indexes.