Wellbeing research in developing countries: Reviewing the role of qualitative methods

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-31

  Camfield, Laura ^a,b   Crivello, Gina ^c   Woodhead, Martin ^c,d  

^a Young Lives   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Methodological; Mixed methods; Qualitative; Wellbeing

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DEVELOPING WORLD; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 54049102773     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-008-9310-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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