Assumptions, emotions, and interpretations as ethical moments: Navigating a small-scale cross-cultural online interviewing study

International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 393-405

  Frisoli St , Paul John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural; Cultural studies; Internet ethnography; West Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954665689     PISSN: 09518398     EISSN: 13665898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09518398.2010.492810     Document Type: Article

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