Qualitative data preservation and sharing in the social sciences: On whose philosophical terms?

Australian Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 291-307

  Mauthner, Natasha S ^a   Parry, Odette ^a  

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Author keywords

Data preservation and sharing; Epistemology; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950283333     PISSN: 01576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1839-4655.2009.tb00147.x     Document Type: Article

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