Concatenated exploration: Aiding theoretic memory by planning well for the future

Journal of Contemporary Ethnography

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 483-494

  Stebbins, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Axial coding; Concatenation; Ethnography; Exploratory research; Grounded theory; Qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748274515     PISSN: 08912416     EISSN: 15525414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891241606286989     Document Type: Review

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