New methods, old problems: A sceptical view of innovation in qualitative research

Qualitative Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 161-179

  Travers, Max ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Academic publishing; Grant proposals; Innovation; New technology; Postmodernism; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

EID: 63049111576     PISSN: 14687941     EISSN: 17413109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468794108095079     Document Type: Article

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