Learning from Dumbledore's Pensieve: Metaphor as an aid in teaching reflexivity in qualitative research

Qualitative Research

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 299-308

  Gerstl Pepin, Cynthia ^a   Patrizio, Kami ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epistemology; Metaphor; Reflexivity; Researcher as instrument; Teaching qualitative research

Indexed keywords

EID: 69749095936     PISSN: 14687941     EISSN: 17413109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468794109105029     Document Type: Article

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