Document analysis as a qualitative research method

Qualitative Research Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 27-40

  Bowen, Glenn A ^a  

^a WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Documents; Grounded theory; Thematic analysis; Triangulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 70849093912     PISSN: 14439883     EISSN: 14480980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3316/QRJ0902027     Document Type: Article

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