Validity in qualitative research revisited

Qualitative Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 319-340

  Cho, Jeasik ^a   Trent, Allen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b Teachers National Leadership Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Qualitative research; Research validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746256940     PISSN: 14687941     EISSN: 17413109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468794106065006     Document Type: Article

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