Doing qualitative research in dentistry and dental education

European Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 110-117

  Edmunds, S ^a   Brown, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dental education; Dentistry; Methodology; Pedagogy; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL RESEARCH; DOCUMENTATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVATION; PUBLISHING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; WRITING;

DATA COLLECTION; DENTAL RESEARCH; DOCUMENTATION; EDUCATION, DENTAL; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; OBSERVATION; PUBLISHING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; WRITING;

EID: 84859776226     PISSN: 13965883     EISSN: 16000579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0579.2011.00734.x     Document Type: Article

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