Researching reflexivity: Negotiating identity and ambiguity in a cross-cultural research project

Field Methods

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 319-339

  Hill, Peter S ^a   Lee, Vanessa ^b   Jennaway, Megan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal people; anthropology of health; health care; reflexivity; researcher participant

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049465380     PISSN: 1525822X     EISSN: 15523969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1525822X10380869     Document Type: Article

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