Obtaining large-scale funding for empowerment-oriented qualitative research: A report from personal experience

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 868-874

  Padgett, Deborah K ^a   Henwood, Benjamin F ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Empowerment; General; Homelessness; Mental health and illness; Qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMPOWERMENT; FUNDING; HOMELESSNESS; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; HUMANS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 65649115820     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732308327815     Document Type: Article

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