Asking, witnessing, interpreting, knowing: Conducting qualitative research in community psychology

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 21-35

  Stein, Catherine H ^a   Mankowski, Eric S ^b  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Batterer intervention groups; Community research and action; Qualitative research methods and processes; Schizophrenia; Self help groups

Indexed keywords

BATTERING; CHILD ABUSE; COMMUNITY; COMPREHENSION; DECISION MAKING; EXAMINATION; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FEAR; HUMAN; HUMANITIES; LEARNING; PSYCHOLOGIST; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCIENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOLOGY; VIOLENCE; VOICE; WITNESS; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF HELP; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

COGNITION; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; NARRATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCHER-SUBJECT RELATIONS; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL CHANGE; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 2342505156     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:AJCP.0000014316.27091.e8     Document Type: Review

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