The problem of interpretation in vignette methodology in research with young people

Qualitative Research

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 702-714

  O'Dell, Lindsay ^a   Crafter, Sarah ^a   de Abreu, Guida ^b   Cline, Tony ^c  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dialogical self; identity; vignette methodology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869784027     PISSN: 14687941     EISSN: 17413109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468794112439003     Document Type: Article

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