Disadvantages Of Diary Studies

3.2. – Explain the purpose of using diary systems to plan and co-ordinate activities and resources

& Breuer, F. [2003]) , since there is none further explanation on the relationship of the participants and the researcher, which means some of the participants may be direct friends of the research which may cause some bias based on the experience they had. For example, if one pair of the participants are an old friend of the researcher, this pair may not willing to open their private issue to this old friend, still, they would like to help for the research, or on the other hand, the researcher may have a subjective opinion based on his perception to this pair old friends, as a result, the result may have false based on 2 way. 1. Hidden information from interviewee to interviewer or 2. Misinterpret the conversation on the interview by the researcher. The research has not enough consideration and explanation.

One example of bias is all the theorists and skeptics about why Amelia Earhart’s plane disappeared in 1937.

The observation was a very interesting and informative process. It gave me the opportunity to apply different theories of development. The biggest advantage of this psychological method is the opportunity to observe the subject in the natural surrounding and watch his natural behavior.

The interesting thing about bias is how and why it develops. Often it is rooted in fear and even denial. People are easily intimidated by things that are different, and they are motivated by acceptance. So, sometimes we pretend to be something we are not in order to fit in. The irony in this is that bias may develop against things that are actually a part of our own makeup. If we are honest, it becomes evident that

Throughout my research, a challenge I encountered was the fact that some of the articles I encountered seemed to included biases within them especially with the primary view of

When people have religion they have, and are given something to believe in. These beliefs that people have help control their personal bias whether it be good or bad. Elie Wiesel, who was a young Jewish boy during World War II, was kept in many concentration camps. After a night of horror on a train, many of the men along with Elie “felt free of the previous night’s terror” when they reached Auschwitz and then “gave thanks to God” for this feeling of freedom (Wiesel 27). They didn’t know what was in store for them later, having never heard of Auschwitz, but they had their Jewish religion and belief in God. This belief led them to think at first that nothing could be worse than that train ride which gave rise to bias towards Auschwitz and against the train ride without realizing what they would later experience. As Elie’s experience in concentration camps increased, he listened in on what some of the men would say when they weren't surrounded by machine guns. Some of the “men spoke of God” specifically about “His mysterious ways, the sins of the Jewish people, and the redemption to come” after they got out of the

Thus, this method gives a researcher an in-depth understanding of the participants’ experiences using qualitative inquiry to determine the why, when, where, what, and how of the study.

The aim of the study was to explore family members’ experiences with the use of a diary when a sick relative did not survive the stay in the ICU. The overall study findings revealed that the diary was experienced as a medium for interpersonal communication, where it was perceived as a social medium maintaining communication and the relationship with the patient. But the diary was also a common interest affecting writers and readers in different ways, thus sharing information, emotions and thoughts enabled relationships, which grew. Not only relationships developed but also participants as humans due to the course of events and finally the death of the patient. The experience was compared to taken on a journey but in an existential way by the participants. To understand the unfamiliar in a way different from the way in which it has been understood so far, also include a way to understand him/herself in a new way (Gadamer, 1989).

This is because it is an on-going observation and interview that will lead to interpretive analysis through themes, patterns and narrative synthesis among others. The method will lead to inductive findings through creative and critical reflection of the researcher. The situation therefore, requires an ongoing process so that the researcher may understand the situation through the changes that he or she observes in the course of time. This method is a journey in which experiences are built on the previous ones.

8.If your answer is yes, then please write down what do you understand by the term ‘unconscious bias’?

Generally this process can take up to a few days of observation to identify and tabulate the findings. Drawbacks of this method, can include the Hawthorne effect, extended periods of time and the need to be physically present at the location.

As mentioned, the research method used for this study was participant observation. This was further divided into three different segments. Each of these segments featured its own distinct observation site and involved one hour of observation per site.

These biases can lead to misrepresenting participants’ descriptions. Describing atypical individuals may lead to poor generalizations and detract from external validity.

They are much cheaper than ethnography with a greater effectiveness, however, all of these interviews or surveys were based on the retrospective data, respondents answered the questions by their memory and the issue may happened for a long time. There could be a great influence on the quality of data since the ability of respondent to recall information differed from one to another and some incorrect information often occurred (Baker, 2003).