The visual image as discussion point: Increasing validity in boundary crossing research

Qualitative Research

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 441-467

  Liebenberg, Linda ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boundary crossing; Teenage mothers; Validity; Visual research methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349290965     PISSN: 14687941     EISSN: 17413109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468794109337877     Document Type: Article

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