Numbers and narratives: Quantitative and qualitative convergence across constructivist assessments

Journal of Constructivist Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 285-308

  Hardison, Heather Gaines ^a   Neimeyer, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

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EID: 34547821420     PISSN: 10720537     EISSN: 15210650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10720530701503827     Document Type: Article

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