In Your Research Study,you Shadow or Follow Around a Principal

question 1

Multiple Choice

In your research study,you shadow or follow around a principal for a day.You sit in his office,you go with him to several classes,you go out to lunch with him,and you listen while he talks with parents,teachers,and students in the school.What form of observation are you engaged in?

• A)A changing observational role
• B)A "day-in-life" observational role
• C)A participant observational role
• D)An external observer observational role

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