Gatekeeping: An ongoing adventure in research

Field Methods

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 57-76

  Kawulich, Barbara B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ethics; gatekeeping; qualitative research; reciprocity

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650715968     PISSN: 1525822X     EISSN: 15523969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1525822X10383388     Document Type: Article

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