Reconceptualizing the member check interview

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 168-179

  Koelsch, Lori E ^a  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Interview; Member check; Transactional validity; Transformational validity; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883250641     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16094069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/160940691301200105     Document Type: Article

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