Exploring the nature of the researcher-practitioner relationship in qualitative educational research publications

International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 785-804

  Yu, Ke ^a  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

qualitative research; researcher participant collaboration; researcher participant relationship; researcher practitioner relationship

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858832544     PISSN: 09518398     EISSN: 13665898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09518398.2010.529838     Document Type: Article

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