“Placing” Interviews: Location and Scales of Power in Qualitative Research

Professional Geographer

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 649-657

  Elwood, Sarah A ^a   Martin, Deborah G ^b  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Interview sites; Qualitative research methodologies; Research ethics

Indexed keywords

METHODOLOGY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

EID: 0034489245     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: 14679272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0033-0124.00253     Document Type: Article

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