Exploring a practitioner-based interpretive approach to reviewing research literature

International Journal of Research and Method in Education

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 169-180

  Kahn, Peter ^a   Wareham, Terry ^b   Young, Richard ^b   Willis, Ian ^a   Pilkington, Ruth ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dialogue; Interpretive research; Narrative review; Practitioner research; Reflective practice; Review methodology

Indexed keywords

EID: 46649101612     PISSN: 1743727X     EISSN: 17437288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17437270802212312     Document Type: Article

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