Listening for voices of self: Digital journaling among gifted young adolescents

Qualitative Research Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-27

  Dillon, Lisette ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dialogic voicing; Digital journaling; Email; Qualitative methods; Young adolescents

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954082250     PISSN: 14439883     EISSN: 14480980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3316/QRJ1001013     Document Type: Article

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