Narrative inquiry in psychology: Exploring the tensions within

Qualitative Research in Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 169-192

  Smith, Brett ^a   Sparkes, Andrew C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

(neo)realism; Contrasting perspectives; Dialogue; Identities; Narrative; Relativism; Selves; Theoretical underpinnings

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846271787     PISSN: 14780887     EISSN: 14780895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1478088706qrp068oa     Document Type: Article

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