Computer aided phenomenography: The role of leximancer computer software in phenomenographic investigation

Qualitative Report

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 252-267

  Penn Edwards, Sorrel ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computer data analysis; Leximancer; Phenomenography; Qualitative research methodology

Indexed keywords

EID: 77349084411     PISSN: 10520147     EISSN: 21603715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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