Tapping the Perspectives of Children: Emerging Ethical Issues in Qualitative Research

Qualitative Social Work

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 449-468

  Mishna, Faye ^a   Antle, Beverley J ^b   Regehr, Cheryl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

children; ethical issues; ethics; qualitative research; research with children

Indexed keywords

EID: 29544450257     PISSN: 14733250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1473325004048025     Document Type: Article

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