Oh, what a tangled web we weave: Experiences of doing 'multiple perspectives' research in families

International Journal of Social Research Methodology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 441-452

  Harden, Jeni ^a   Backett Milburn, Kathryn ^b   Hill, Malcolm ^c   MacLean, Alice ^b  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family research; Multiple perspectives; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149447895     PISSN: 13645579     EISSN: 14645300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13645571003650979     Document Type: Article

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