The pilot study in qualitative inquiry: Identifying issues and learning lessons for culturally competent research

Qualitative Social Work

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 190-206

  Kim, Yujin ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

culturally competent; Korean American; phenomenological inquiry; pilot study; qualitative study; research

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959249030     PISSN: 14733250     EISSN: 17413117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1473325010362001     Document Type: Article

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