How getting close to your subjects makes qualitative data better

Theory into Practice

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 177-184

  Toma, J Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0034338503     PISSN: 00405841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15430421tip3903_9     Document Type: Article

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