What is field research??

Question

does it involve any participant observation or is it just experimenting and research?

Answer 1

Sometimes it's called Ethnography (particularly in social research).  It can be non-participant field research.  It can be done online aswell.

Check out Alan Brymans book Social Research Methods, it's well good.  Good Luck.

Answer 2

Real research being out there in the "field" not in a book or class room.

Answer 3

research done in the natural setting of an activity ( like in a playground)

not research done in a library or in a lab