Using constructivist case study methodology to understand community development processes: Proposed methodological questions to guide the research process

Qualitative Report

Volumn 17, Issue 13, 2012, Pages

  Lauckner, Heidi ^a   Paterson, Margo ^b   Krupa, Terry ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community development; Constructivist grounded theory; Multiple case study; Occupational therapy; Qualitative research methodology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870260200     PISSN: 10520147     EISSN: 21603715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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