Qualitative research: Part one – Philosophies

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 526-533

  Nicholls, David ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Deductive reasoning; Inductive reasoning; Multiple realities; Philosophy of research; Qualitative research; Single objective reality

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957917375     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2009.16.10.44562     Document Type: Article

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