The observation field on research of the family experience of the caretaker *

摘要

Introduction: This study addresses the researchers dip in "field of observation", reflecting on their scope and relevance. Objective: Understand the field of observation's potential in comprehensive research that addressed family experience of life and care. Methods: It covered the corpus' composition of analysis of a Master's Thesis and analyzed the researchers' records on field of observation, compiled in a Research Journal. Results: This study highlights the importance of researcher's openness to findings of the family life, being affected by and giving way to what it experiences. The observable does without being noticed through the trained senses over time on the field; and, concomitantly the interview, complements it beyond itself. Conclusion: The uniqueness of the perceptions, experienced in the field of observation for each researcher, broadens the possibilities to understand the context and nuance of meaning of family experience, forming the corpus of the study.