Quantitative and qualitative research: Beyond the debate

Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 266-290

  Celo, Omar ^a   Braakmann, Diana ^a   Benetka, Gerhard ^a  

^a SIGMUND FREUD UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Mixed methods research; Qualitative; Quantitative; Research methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 54149086110     PISSN: 19324502     EISSN: 19363567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12124-008-9078-3     Document Type: Note

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