An ethnographic study is carried out in the normal context of the subjects of the study, for example observing people in their own workplace. It is a form of in the wild study; these have high ecological validity but hold their own specific challenges, such as replication and control of variability.
Used on pages 9, 118, 139
Also known as in-the-wild studies
Links:
- Interaction Design Foundation: Ethnography
- British Medical Journal: Qualitative research methodologies: ethnography