'Isolation and distress'? (Re)thinking the place of emotions in youth research

Children's Geographies

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 169-181

  Gaskell, Carolyn ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethics; Research process; Researcher emotions; Youth research

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959587492     PISSN: 14733285     EISSN: 14733277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14733280801963128     Document Type: Article

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