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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the tensions between being covert and overt during ethnographic observations. The example of an ethnographic study of the culture in a diagnostic imaging department will be used to provide examples.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper is a reflection on an ethnographic study, focussing on the participant observation.
Findings
This paper discusses the author’s reflections on the covert and overt nature of ethnographic observation.
Originality/value
The discussion is of value to all ethnographic researchers who experience this tension.
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