Methodological practicalities in analytical generalization

Qualitative Inquiry

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 787-797

  Halkier, Bente ^a  

^a ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

generalizing; methodological procedures; practice theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054053483     PISSN: 10778004     EISSN: 15527565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077800411423194     Document Type: Article

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