A systematic literature review of the applications of Q-technique and its methodology

Methodology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 39-55

  Dziopa, Fiona ^a   Ahern, Kathy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Literature review; Q methodology; Q sort; Q technique

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954571974     PISSN: 16141881     EISSN: 16142241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1614-2241/a000021     Document Type: Review

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