Q methodology and rural research

Sociologia Ruralis

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 135-147

  Previte, Josephine ^a   Pini, Barbara ^a   Haslam mckenzie, Fiona ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHODOLOGY; RURAL SOCIETY;

EID: 34250364467     PISSN: 00380199     EISSN: 14679523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9523.2007.00433.x     Document Type: Article

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