Theory building in qualitative research and computer programs for the management of textual data

Sociological Research Online

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1997, Pages

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Author keywords

Computer aided qualitative data analysis; Grounded theory; Methodology; Qualitative methods; Theory building

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042804268     PISSN: 13607804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5153/sro.86     Document Type: Article

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