Paradigms, pragmatism and possibilities: Mixed-methods research in speech and language therapy

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 251-260

  Glogowska, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

mixed methods; research; speech and language therapy

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; METHODOLOGY; PROCEDURES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SPEECH DISORDERS; SPEECH THERAPY; TRENDS;

HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; LANGUAGE THERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; SPEECH DISORDERS; SPEECH THERAPY;

EID: 79956077145     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: 14606984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13682822.2010.507614     Document Type: Article

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