In the video below, the characteristics of fieldwork when participant observation is used are exposed. It is a qualitative technique that consists of the prolonged presence of the researcher in the social context under study. It implies the participation in daily group activities, to a greater or lesser extent, in order to comprehend the meanings that people attribute to their own practices. The observation is based on the systematic attention to interactions, routines, speech and the use of space.

It is a relational technique which is built in through interaction and trust with the people in the fieldwork. The researcher constantly combines participation and analytical distance. The objective is to produce a profound, contextualised, and set in social reality knowledge.