Reflexivity in midwifery research: The insider/outsider debate

Midwifery

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 52-60

  Burns, Elaine ^a   Fenwick, Jennifer ^b   Schmied, Virginia ^a   Sheehan, Athena ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c AVONDALE COLLEGE OF HIGHER EDUCATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Insider outsider; Midwife; Participant observation; Reflexivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; POSTNATAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; WORK;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; JOB DESCRIPTION; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; POSTNATAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855869893     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2010.10.018     Document Type: Article

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