Understanding the truth about subjectivity

Social Development

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 741-757

  Rowley, Martin ^a   Robinson, Elizabeth J ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diversity; Epistemology; Personal preference; Subjectivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 35448979149     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: 14679507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2007.00405.x     Document Type: Article

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