Seeking the analytic imagination: Reflections on the process of interpreting qualitative data

Qualitative Research

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 562-577

  James, Allison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

children; computer packages; imagination; interpretation; narratives; parents; secondary data analysis; teamwork

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884398230     PISSN: 14687941     EISSN: 17413109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468794112446108     Document Type: Article

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