Narrative inquiry: Ongoing conversations and questions for sport and exercise psychology research

International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 87-107

  Smith, Brett ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Interview; Narrative; Representation; Self; Truth

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649200969     PISSN: 1750984X     EISSN: 17509858     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17509840903390937     Document Type: Article

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