As part of her dissertation research, Betsy spent over a year living and teaching in Finland. She lived with another teacher and told the faculty and students at the school that she was studying them. Her method of data collection is known as:
A) Complete participant
B) Participant-as-observer
C) Observer-as-participant
D) Complete observer

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Betsy is participating in the environment while also informing the subjects that she is studying them, which aligns with the participant-as-observer method.

As Part of Her Dissertation Research, Betsy Spent Over a Year