Internet-Mediated Technologies and Mixed Methods Research: Problems and Prospects

Journal of Mixed Methods Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 43-61

  Hesse Biber, Sharlene ^a   Griffin, Amy J ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

case studies; Internet mediated research; mixed methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871358846     PISSN: 15586898     EISSN: 15586901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1558689812451791     Document Type: Article

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