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Journal articles on the topic "Covert participant observation"

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Miller, Mitch. "Covert Participant Observation: Reconsidering The Least Used Method." Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice 11, no. 2 (May 1995): 97–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/104398629501100202.

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Strudwick, Ruth. "Tensions in ethnographic observation: overt or covert?" Journal of Organizational Ethnography 8, no. 2 (July 8, 2019): 185–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/joe-11-2016-0022.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the tensions between being covert and overt during ethnographic observations. The example of an ethnographic study of the culture in a diagnostic imaging department will be used to provide examples. Design/methodology/approach This paper is a reflection on an ethnographic study, focussing on the participant observation. Findings This paper discusses the author’s reflections on the covert and overt nature of ethnographic observation. Originality/value The discussion is of value to all ethnographic researchers who experience this tension.
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Brotsky, Sarah R., and David Giles. "Inside the “Pro-ana” Community: A Covert Online Participant Observation." Eating Disorders 15, no. 2 (March 21, 2007): 93–109. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10640260701190600.

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McKenzie, John S. "‘You Don't Know How Lucky you are to be Here!’: Reflections on Covert Practices in an Overt Participant Observation Study." Sociological Research Online 14, no. 2 (March 2009): 60–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.5153/sro.1925.

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There has been a tendency in sociology to see covert and overt roles of social researchers in participant observation studies as opposites. This is both in terms of the researcher role and the surrounding ethics, with the overt researcher role being seen as fundamentally more ethical than the covert participant observer. However, Calvey (2008) alleged that covert practices often remain unreported in overt accounts. The purpose of this paper is therefore to address this issue through reflections on my own research experience. Drawing on my research with the contemporary spiritual milieu in Scotland, I will argue that the covert and overt roles are far from opposites and should be seen as part of a continuum. The moral high ground attributed to overt research is often questionable and most overt studies will employ covert practices. It will therefore be argued that decisions regarding the role of the participant observer should be grounded in the intellectual contemplation of specific research situations, including ethical considerations, rather than condemning sound social enquiry on the misguided basis that overt research is always superior to covert studies because of its ethical standards. In conclusion it will be argued that all researchers have a responsibility to reflect honestly upon their research experience as part of wider reflexive turn in social research.
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Lauder, Matthew A. "Covert Participant Observation of a Deviant Community: Justifying the Use of Deception." Journal of Contemporary Religion 18, no. 2 (May 2003): 185–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1353790032000067518.

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Roulet, Thomas J., Michael John Gill, and Sebastien Stenger. ""Cloak-and-dagger Organization Research: Benefits, Costs & Ethics of Covert Participant Observation"." Academy of Management Proceedings 2016, no. 1 (January 2016): 12336. http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2016.25.

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Jaimangal-Jones, Dewi. "Utilising ethnography and participant observation in festival and event research." International Journal of Event and Festival Management 5, no. 1 (March 11, 2014): 39–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijefm-09-2012-0030.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the issues surrounding the use of ethnography and participant observation in event studies. It considers the role and benefits of participant observation in terms of understanding event audiences and provides examples of the range of participant motivations and preferences such approaches can reveal and explore. As a methodological paper it focuses on the processes, challenges and benefits surrounding the utilisation of ethnographic methods within events research, with specific examples taken from an ethnographic study into contemporary dance music culture to contextualise the discussion. Design/methodology/approach – Ethnography and participant observation are flexible research approaches characterised by varying levels of participation in and observation of different cultural groups and activities. This paper focuses specifically on participant observation revolving around field trips, focus groups, internet research and key informant interviews. Findings – The challenges facing ethnographic researchers studying event audiences include identifying opportunities for observation and participation, identity negotiation for different research settings, their positioning on the participant observer spectrum, recruiting participants, recording data and the extent to which research takes an overt or covert approach, bearing in mind ethics and participant reactivity. It concludes that once these challenges are addressed, this multifaceted approach provides a valuable avenue for researchers exploring the range of socio-cultural forces at play surrounding event audiences and their experiences. Originality/value – It advocates a shift from attempts to quantify audience motivations and experiences, to methods which seek to understand them more fully through focusing on the entirety of the event experience and the influence of surrounding cultural networks and discourses.
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Rose, Stephen M. "Defining a therapeutic selfhood for delinquent youth: A covert participant observation of a juvenile correction facility." Child & Youth Care Forum 20, no. 4 (August 1991): 255–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf00757280.

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Perez, Teresa Sandra. "In support of situated ethics: ways of building trust with stigmatised ‘waste pickers’ in Cape Town." Qualitative Research 19, no. 2 (December 24, 2017): 148–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1468794117746553.

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To a large extent, conformity to rigid principles continues to constrain a more situated approach to research ethics. Although this means deception is seen as something that should be avoided at all costs, I found that covert aspects of my ethnographic study enabled me to minimise the inequality between researcher and research participants. This article explores my use of situated ethics in interactions with street ‘waste pickers’ during fieldwork in Cape Town using participant observation. I opted to wear a hidden recorder and obtain selective consent, which I argue was more appropriate than relying solely on a fieldnote journal or obtaining signatures on a written consent form. These methods enabled me to communicate respect and build trust. The implication is that a contextualised approach to ethical procedures can be better suited to sensitive research topics, with marginalised social groups, where there is extreme inequality between researchers and their research participants.
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Ledbetter, Charles. "Sexuality and informal authority in the Church of England." Theology 120, no. 2 (February 23, 2017): 112–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0040571x16676676.

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This represents a five-year ethnographic study of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender clergy in the Church of England . Using participant observation and interviews, this research examines the sociological dimension of the church’s policies regarding clerical sexuality, specifically the relationship between the church’s official policy, which bars those in same-gender sexual relationships from ordained ministry, and the observation that a significant number of clergy fall into this category. The primary effect is a culture of deep institutional uncertainty. Clergy employ a range of strategies to reconcile with church policy, safeguard partnerships and maintain secure professional relationships. On the institutional side, supervisors negotiate responsibility to church policy, pastoral responsibilities to clergy and public perception. Ultimately, the tensions between these various roles are negotiated between clergy and supervisors in informal relationships which often employ covert uses of power and authority.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Covert participant observation"

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Jarvis, Robert K. "Talking about special places : a covert participant observation study of the communication of environmental quality in local authority planning and control of historic buildings and conservation areas 1974-1986." Thesis, Open University, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.386264.

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Richards, James. "Developing a theoretical basis for the concept of organizational behaviour." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/185.

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Workplace misbehaviour is seen to be a neglected feature of organizational study (Ackroyd and Thompson; Vardi and Weitz, 2004). Where research has been undertaken into misbehaviour the emphasis tends fall into two broad categories. First of all, organizational behaviour theorists use the term misbehaviour as a means to highlight how the ‘negative’ behaviour of employees gets in the way of formal organizational goals. Secondly, radical sociologists tend to use the term misbehaviour as a means to critique Foucauldian labour process theory. Here an argument is made that suggests the disciplinary affects of new management practices associated with human resource management and total quality management have been overstated. Furthermore, radical sociologists also use the term misbehaviour as means to critique organizational behaviour accounts, which are believed to paint overly optimistic accounts of organizational life. However, on further examination it was discovered that neither a radical sociological approach, nor a traditional organizational behaviour approach, sufficiently addresses the current deficit in our understandings and explanations for workplace misbehaviour. Hence, one of the main themes of this thesis was to design a theoretical and methodological framework to address the deficit in our understandings and explanations. As such, a view was taken of how a radical sociological approach (orthodox labour process analysis) combined with an emerging social psychological perspective (a social identity approach (Haslam, 2001)) could help overcome previous theoretical problems associated with researching misbehaviour. Empirical support for this approach is provided by the detailed examination of the objective and subjective working conditions of four different sets of low status workers. The findings are based on longitudinal covert participant observations, as well as covert interviews and the covert gathering of company documents. The findings depart from previous insights into workplace misbehaviour in stressing the importance of acknowledging and investigating both the organizational and sub-group social identities of low status workers, in relation to such activities. As such, a great deal of the misbehaviour noted in the findings can be attributed to the poor treatment of low status workers by management, yet misbehaviour is equally if not more attributable to the empowering or inhibitive qualities of the many psychological groups that worker can associate with or disassociate themselves from. Recommendations are made about the direction of future research into workplace misbehaviour. There are many suggestions made and include examining misbehaviour in a wider range of settings, sectors and levels of organizations.
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Book chapters on the topic "Covert participant observation"

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Mafora, Gaontebale Audrey, and Ravinder Rena. "Challenges Facing Women in the Mining Area of Bojanala District of South Africa." In Overcoming Challenges and Barriers for Women in Business and Education, 89–106. IGI Global, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3814-2.ch005.

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This chapter examined the Marikana Massacre and its effects on women of the deceased and those who sustained injuries. It also covers the challenges of the women in the Bojanala District of South Africa. The chapter also addresses the disparities and inequalities experienced by women in the mining industry. Forty women participants were part of the study. The data was gathered through questionnaires, oral interviews, and observations. The analysis revealed that more women were affected by the massacre and has deepened their level of poverty. The government provided interventions, but the findings revealed that the incident has left participants with scars, loss of income, and dissatisfaction. The chapter recommended some possible measures to improve the situation of women because of the Marikana Massacre and poverty in the area.
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Page, Piers. "Data collection and research conduct issues." In An Introduction to Clinical Research. Oxford University Press, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199570072.003.0012.

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A large proportion of this chapter is common sense. We’ll start with the most basic of all — looking after your participants. You have a clear legal, ethical, and procedural duty to do this and events such as Alder Hey demonstrate what happens when the academic good is held to be of higher priority than this. By definition, any participant enrolling in your study is vulnerable, simply by means of a doctor–patient relationship (and a scientist – patient or nurse – patient dynamic can be every bit as uneven). If participants are perfectly physically and mentally well, they are still letting you intrude into their world for the sake of research; in pathological research, of course, patients may be far from well. Take the time to talk to participants, even if they are only giving a few cc’s of blood for a lab project. Was it easy to find you? Do they have any further questions? Was there anything about their encounter they felt could have been better? At the next level, observational studies have potential to create a degree of symptom awareness, so the participant looks harder and harder for a symptom you’ve asked if they have. This can be very hard for them to deal with and they may need reassurance. Your patient information leaflet should have a contact number for your study; larger, well-funded studies sometimes even have on-call clinically trained cover for advice and reassurance. At the highest level, although you won’t be responsible for this in your first foray into research, clinical trials have rigorous requirements for patient and clinician support. Patients will generally carry some kind of identification card with a 24-hour contact number on it, to ensure that advice is available to them or someone treating them whenever it is required. Any kind of adverse clinical event must be reported to the appropriate bodies. Drug reactions must be notifi ed to the Medicines and Healthcare Regulator Agency, in addition to your local R&D department. Any other form of harm, including allegations of it, should be discussed with R&D.
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Maziad, Marwa, Norah Abokhodair, and Maria Garrido. "The Road to Egypt's Tahrir Square." In Advances in Social Networking and Online Communities, 1–43. IGI Global, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2495-3.ch001.

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On January 25th 2011, Egyptians revolted, thereby making history. Before the date, roads to political activism were being incrementally built towards their eventual converging on Tahrir Square. This chapter argues that “nodes of convergence,” defined as shared political and economic grievances, as well as shared virtual and physical spaces, had to be created first before mass mobilization for a collective action of millions on the street could ensue. Providing in-depth examination of events leading to January 25th, this chapter offers a case study for mobilization, from which generalized theory is extrapolated about online communities' convergence, networking, and coalition building. Two main Facebook pages were studied: April 6th Youth Movement and We Are All Khaled Said-- both in Arabic. The conceptualization is built on anthropological fieldwork trips in Egypt since March 2011. This covered ethnographic participant-observations and interviewing. For evidence triangulation purposes of the “convergence effect”, the authors conducted qualitative content analysis of significant posts.
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Akdoğan, Akif Argun, Göktuğ Morçöl, Gökhan Orhan, and Mete Yıldız. "The past, present and future of policy analysis in Turkey." In Policy Analysis in Turkey, 19–34. Policy Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781447338956.003.0002.

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This chapter summarizes the history of policy analysis in Turkey beginning with the Ottoman Empire and tracing the developments in the era of the Turkish Republic until the early 21st century. After a review of the history, the chapter assesses the current state of policy analysis education, research, and application in Turkey, before concluding that policy analysis and policy studies in Turkey have come a long way, but also have a long way to go. The chapter makes the observation that advanced theories and methods are not covered in most of the courses in policy analysis and policy studies, many of the publications are descriptive, and the legal requirements for public agencies to use analyses in their decision-making practices have not been implemented fully. The chapter recommends that Turkish governments should apply advanced analytical methods and all stakeholders should participate to public policymaking.
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"Mars, G. 55 testing of researcher in 125–6; value Mason, J. 63 of work in 124–6 Maynard, M. 32, 101 Meerabeau, L. 100 Oakley, A. 15, 94, 97 methodologies: autobiography 21; Okely, J. 94, 96; and Callaway, H. 96 collective memory 21; covert Opie, A. 101 17–18, 46–7, 56, 164, 169–70, Owens, D. 100 198–9; desk work/fieldwork balance 57; disengagement 122; Parker, C. 134, 135, 138 formal interviews 170; in-depth Patrick, J. 58 interviews 117; interest in 92–3; Payne, G. et al. 92 non-participant 117; participant Pearson, G. 35, 64 observation 21, 34–6, 39, 137–40, Peritore, N.P. 28 142–4, 170–1; physical danger 3, 8–9, 43, 61–2, 132, qualitative/quantitative 13, 14, 21, 147, 203; in communities under 23, 61–2, 87, 115, 117, 129–30, threat 11; experience of 74–81; and 147, 149; reflexive 12, 16, 56–7, extremism 156, 163; gender 89, 114, 116, 143, 144; symbolic 20 dynamics of 12; and health 11–12; Milgram, S. 17 intimidation/destabilisation 137; Morgan, D. 18, 38, 57 negotiation of 67–8; and Morris, S. 45 participant-observer role 137–40; Mungham, G. 50 participant/researcher sharing of Mykhalovskiy, E. 108 12–13; personal 11–12; preparation for/anticipation of 69–70, 72; National Front 56 reduction in 62–3; at religious New Religious Movements (NRMs) festival 137–42; on the streets 148, 150, 153, 154, 162, 163 10–11; threat of 68; vs psychological New Reproductive Technologies 184–6; and vulnerability of (NRTs) 92 researcher 63–4 nursing home 114–15; as policing 26–7, 40–1; and bouncers 48, alien/unsettling 118; 49, 51; and cult of masculinity 31; contamination/escape from 126–7; danger 26, 27–9, 32; and danger emotional strains in 123–4; initial from above 37–9; enduring emotional responses to 118–23; fieldwork in 29–32; and fear 32, membership issues 119–23; negative 33–7; and gender identity 26, 27, feelings for 126–7; punishment 28, 33–4, 40; and group solidarity strategies 121–2; researcher/staff 27; insider/outsider relationship interaction 119–20; setting of 117; 27–8, 35, 38, 40; and local staff/patient interaction 119, population 34–6; and protectiveness 121–2, 125; structure of 118; and 28–9, 36; research sites 27; seeing." In Danger in the Field, 219. Routledge, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203136119-40.

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"Collins, P. 98 structure of 150–1, 152; overt Collinson, D. 58 research on 153–4; and potentials of Community Care 62 confrontation 153–8, 163; reasons Community Relations Councils 171 for studying 158–60; researcher as Cotterill, P. 95, 101, 108; and threat to 154–5; risk of research on Letherby, G. 94, 95, 107 162–3; risk to researcher 153–8; role of researcher in 161–2; Dalley, G. 117 secondary roles for researcher in danger: awareness of 2, 23–4; beyond 155–6; structural/cultural view of researcher/researched 160–2; 151–2; studying 147–8; and trust coping strategies 144; defined 74; in 155–6; validity of research on the field 182; as immediate physical 159–60; and wider community threat 8–9; insights from 189; 160–2; see also groups invisible 80–1; move from empathy Day, G. 107 to sympathy 154–5, 157, 159, 160; Dees, M. and Fiffer, S. 151 multiple aspects 54–5, 133; new delivery suite: attitude to patients agenda 115–18; and political 86–7; description of 81; emotional correctness 169; as positively danger in 82–7; and internal disruptive influence 56; of examination 82–3; and (lack of) representation 168, 179; and knowledge 84–5; and monitoring of research 27–9, 40, 189–92; and births 83–4; and new technology researcher risk 1–7, 9–10, 61; of 81, 85; powerlessness and anger in unreliable knowledge 169; see also 83 risk/danger Denby, S. and Baker, C. 58 dangerous groups 169; acceptance of Denizen, N. 149 researcher in 157; attitude to Dobie, K. 151 presentation of reports on 157–8; door work 43–4, 198–9; assaults, take-basic preparations for studying overs, swimming lessons 48–9; and 163–4; conceptual approach toward the bouncer self 53; and collective 150–2; and confidentiality of trust 51–2; at dance-oriented club material 155–6; covert research on 49–52; and danger 47–53, 54; 153; and data collection 149–50; ethnographic episodes 7–52; at gay defined 148; development of 152; club 48–9; and gender 45, 58; and ethical problems with 156; gaining knowing the score 49–50; links to access to 155; and involvement of criminality 44, 45–6; and losing wider community 160–2; and law ‘bottle’ 48; methodological enforcement 156–7; leadership of concerns 46–7; mythology/reality 156–7; long-term involvement with concerning 44; and personal 156; mechanics of participant information 52; post-fieldwork observation 154; membership/social experience 54–6;." In Danger in the Field, 216. Routledge, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203136119-37.

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"make a telephone call once a day for 5 days when they the two paradigms. Specifically, the exact motoric re-associated the activity with other routine daily events quirements of many naturally occurring intentions (so-called "conjunction" cues) than when internal or (e.g., "buy birthday present") may not be sufficiently other external cues (e.g., diaries) were used. The exact well specified at encoding (or throughout the role of daily structure in the fulfilment of delayed retention interval), to allow the representation of these intention tasks in young and older adults remains to be activities to benefit from the kind of preparatory established, however, particularly as Maylor's study did processing that we have argued supports the not include a comparison of the use and effectiveness representation of more well-defined (laboratory-based) of conjunction cues between these two age groups. It actions. Indeed, not all naturally occurring intentions is interesting to note in this regard that an attempt has involve action-based responses. Some of the activities been made to enhance older adults' prospective memory generated by participants in the prospective and performance in a laboratory setting by using tasks that retrospective fluency tasks, for example, could be are intended to mimic the richness and structure of daily classified as involving primarily verbal responses life events (e.g., Rendell & Craik, 2000). Age-related (e.g., to have a conversation with someone or to pass declines have still been obtained under these conditions, on a message), while others represent purely thought-however, perhaps because the tasks are not readily able based or cognitive tasks (e.g., "choose holiday to capture or recreate the familiarity and personal destination"). The exact role of preparatory motoric relevance of the individuals' own routines. processing in successful prospective remembering remains to be established, however, as laboratory Intention-superiority effects for naturally studies of the ISE have typically used experimenter-occurring and laboratory activities initiated retrieval, which removes the need for participants to remember to carry out the actions for The current findings reveal a clear age-associated themselves when a designated retrieval context impairment in the ability to access naturally occurring arrives. intentions in a speeded fluency task undertaken during the retention interval between intention formation and Conclusion completion. This is in contrast to the findings of Freeman and Ellis (in press-b), which demonstrated an equivalent In summary, this study revealed a clear age-related de-advantage for to-be-enacted laboratory-based actions cline in the ability to access intention representations over actions not intended for enactment in young and prior to completion, with more intended activities failing healthy older adults. We have argued elsewhere (e.g., to come to mind in the prospective fluency task for older Freeman & Ellis, in press-a) that there may be similarities adults than for young adults. There was no apparent between the advantage for to-be-enacted laboratory-age difference in the inaccessibility (or inhibition) of based actions and the advantage that is frequently already completed intentions, however, with both age observed for verbally presented action words that have groups demonstrating evidence of an intention-been enacted during encoding (the subject-performed completion effect. Despite reduced intention task effect; Cohen, 1981). More specifically, the accessibility during the retention interval, older adults intention-superiority effect for simple motor actions reported having carried out more of their intended intended for enactment after a short delay might reflect activities during the week than did young adults. the operation of covert motoric or SPT-type encoding Interestingly, this appeared to be the case primarily for or rehearsal operations aimed at preparing these actions intentions for which no specific retrieval aids had been for imminent execution. These could include operations used. One possibility is that older adults may for setting the parameters of the action schema to be compensate for impaired intention accessibility by executed in terms of its duration, direction, and force. relying more on the ongoing sequence of daily routine The absence of an age difference in the accessibility of events to support intention retrieval and execution. This laboratory-based intentions mirrors the finding of is consistent with the observation of an age-related reduced age-related declines in memory for SPTs and increase in the temporal organization of activities pro-suggests that covert motoric processing may be duced in the prospective fluency task. In line with this, undertaken relatively automatically for this type of while there was a correlation between intention acces-material. sibility and intention completion in young adults, sug-The apparent discrepancy between age differences gesting a role for the intention-superiority effect in in the ISE for naturally occurring and experimental prospective memory performance in this population, intentions might therefore reflect a fundamental there was no evidence of this relationship among older difference in the nature of the activities involved in adults." In Prospective Memory: The Delayed Realization of Intentions, 34. Psychology Press, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203506752-9.

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Conference papers on the topic "Covert participant observation"

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Anantharaman, K., D. Saha, and R. K. Sinha. "A Case Study for INPRO Methodology Based on Indian Advanced Heavy Water Reactor." In 12th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering. ASMEDC, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/icone12-49115.

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Under Phase 1A of the International Project on Innovative Nuclear Reactors and Fuel Cycles (INPRO) a methodology (INPRO methodology) has been developed which can be used to evaluate a given energy system or a component of such a system on a national and/or global basis. The INPRO study can be used for assessing the potential of the innovative reactor in terms of economics, sustainability and environment, safety, waste management, proliferation resistance and cross cutting issues. India, a participant in INPRO program, is engaged in a case study applying INPRO methodology based on Advanced Heavy Water Reactor (AHWR). AHWR is a 300 MWe, boiling light water cooled, heavy water moderated and vertical pressure tube type reactor. Thorium utilization is very essential for Indian nuclear power program considering the indigenous resource availability. The AHWR is designed to produce most of its power from thorium, aided by a small input of plutonium-based fuel. The features of AHWR are described in the paper. The case study covers the fuel cycle, to be followed in the near future, for AHWR. The paper deals with initial observations of the case study with regard to fuel cycle issues.
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van Beek, Pieter J. G., Hajo P. Pereboom, and Harmen J. Slot. "Evaluating Vibration Performance of a Subsea Pump Module by Full-Scale Testing and Numerical Modelling." In ASME 2016 35th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/omae2016-54318.

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Prior to subsea installation, a subsea system has to be tested to verify whether it performs in accordance with specifications and component specific performance evaluation criteria. It is important to verify that the assembled components work in accordance with the assumptions and design criteria used in the detailed engineering. These criteria also cover the vibration performance. In the current study, the pump module within the Åsgard subsea compression station has been subjected to such system evaluation test, including its vibration performance. Vibrations may be caused by internal and external flow through a complex process that is affected by numerous factors such as the piping geometry, flow and operating conditions and also the fluid properties. When severe, mechanical vibrations can lead to fatigue failure of the equipment components. One of the major parameters that affects the vibration response of the subsea piping is the surrounding water. It is generally known that surrounding water does participate in some vibration modes by adding mass to the total, dynamic mass participating in the vibration. Therefore, resonant frequencies of a piping system will have different values for non-submerged and submerged cases. In addition, the surrounding water can also lead to higher damping of the vibration modes. In this paper the effect of submerging a pipe system in water is quantified, by analyzing the changes in damping coefficient and the characteristics of measured pipe vibration in-situ. This is achieved by analysis of full-scale frequency response tests performed on a subsea pipe system within the pump module in both non-submerged and submerged conditions. The results are used for validation of numerical techniques that are used to quantify pipe vibration in submerged conditions. Different modeling techniques for the submerged case are investigated. It is shown that the effects from the surrounding water on pipe vibrations are different for small-bore piping than that for main piping. Furthermore the different modeling approaches and general observations and trends in damping coefficients are discussed and compared with the measurements.
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Reports on the topic "Covert participant observation"

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Chornodon, Myroslava. FEAUTURES OF GENDER IN MODERN MASS MEDIA. Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, February 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.30970/vjo.2021.49.11064.

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The article clarifies of gender identity stereotypes in modern media. The main gender stereotypes covered in modern mass media are analyzed and refuted. The model of gender relations in the media is reflected mainly in the stereotypical images of men and woman. The features of the use of gender concepts in modern periodicals for women and men were determined. The most frequently used derivatives of these macroconcepts were identified and analyzed in detail. It has been found that publications for women and men are full of various gender concepts that are used in different contexts. Ingeneral, theanalysisofthe concept-maximums and concept-minimum gender and their characteristics is carried out in the context of gender stereotypes that have been forme dand function in the society, system atizing the a ctual presentations. The study of the gender concept is relevant because it reveals new trends and features of modern gender images. Taking into account the special features of gender-labeled periodicals in general and the practical absence of comprehensive scientific studies of the gender concept in particular, there is a need to supplement Ukrainian science with this topic. Gender psychology, which is served by methods of various sciences, primarily sociological, pedagogical, linguistic, psychological, socio-psychological. Let us pay attention to linguistic and psycholinguistic methods in gender studies. Linguistic methods complement intelligence research tasks, associated with speech, word and text. Psycholinguistic methods used in gender psychology (semantic differential, semantic integral, semantic analysis of words and texts), aimed at studying speech messages, specific mechanisms of origin and perception, functions of speech activity in society, studying the relationship between speech messages and gender properties participants in the communication, to analyze the linguistic development in connection with the general development of the individual. Nowhere in gender practice there is the whole arsenal of psychological methods that allow you to explore psychological peculiarities of a person like observation, experiments, questionnaires, interviews, testing, modeling, etc. The methods of psychological self-diagnostics include: the gender aspect of the own socio-psychological portrait, a gender biography as a variant of the biographical method, aimed at the reconstruction of individual social experience. In the process of writing a gender autobiography, a person can understand the characteristics of his gender identity, as well as ways and means of their formation. Socio-psychological methods of studying gender include the study of socially constructed women’s and men’s roles, relationships and identities, sexual characteristics, psychological characteristics, etc. The use of gender indicators and gender approaches as a means of socio-psychological and sociological analysis broadens the subject boundaries of these disciplines and makes them the subject of study within these disciplines. And also, in the article a combination of concrete-historical, structural-typological, system-functional methods is implemented. Descriptive and comparative methods, method of typology, modeling are used. Also used is a method of content analysis for the study of gender content of modern gender-stamped journals. It was he who allowed quantitatively to identify and explore the features of the gender concept in the pages of periodicals for women and men. A combination of historical, structural-typological, system-functional methods is also implemented in the article. Descriptive and comparative methods, method of typology, modeling are used. A method of content analysis for the study of gender content of modern gender-labeled journals is also used. It allowed to identify and explore the features of the gender concept quantitatively in the periodicals for women and men. The conceptual perception and interpretation of the gender concept «woman», which is highlighted in the modern gender-labeled press in Ukraine, requires the elaboration of the polyfunctionality of gender interpretations, the comprehension of the metaphorical perception of this image and its role and purpose in society. A gendered approach to researching the gender content of contemporary periodicals for women and men. Conceptual analysis of contemporary gender-stamped publications within the gender conceptual sphere allows to identify and correlate the meta-gender and gender concepts that appear in society.
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