Combining qualitative and quantitative methods in research practice: Purposes and advantages

Qualitative Research in Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 293-311

  Kelle, Udo ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Life course research; Qualitative methods; Quantitative methods; Social research methods; Triangulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846313590     PISSN: 14780887     EISSN: 14780895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1478088706070839     Document Type: Article

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