Getting Started: ‘Preparing the ground’ and ‘planting the vines’ for longitudinal research

International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 80-91

  Byles, Julie Ellen ^a   Dobson, Annette ^b   Bryson, Lois ^a   Brown, Wendy J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Longitudinal research methods; Research planning; Transdisciplinary approach

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955747223     PISSN: 18340806     EISSN: 18340814     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/mra.455.1.2.80     Document Type: Article

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