Transformational Elite Interviews: Principles and Problems

Qualitative Inquiry

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 395-415

  Kezar, Adrianna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

elites; feminist methodology; interviewing; participatory research

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745514109     PISSN: 10778004     EISSN: 15527565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077800403009003005     Document Type: Article

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