Observing places: Using space and material culture in qualitative research

Qualitative Research

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 616-634

  O'Toole, Paddy ^a   Were, Prisca ^a  

^a School of Education ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Identity; Material culture; Organizations; Power; Space

Indexed keywords

EID: 55349121236     PISSN: 14687941     EISSN: 17413109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468794108093899     Document Type: Article

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