On the possibility of contextual-quantitative inquiry

New Ideas in Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 212-228

  Yanchar, Stephen C ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hermeneutics; Interpretation; Methodology; Qualitative research; Quantitative methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846618736     PISSN: 0732118X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.newideapsych.2006.09.005     Document Type: Article

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