Situational analysis and mapping for use in education research: a reflexive methodology?

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1504-1521

  den Outer, Birgit ^a   Handley, Karen ^a   Price, Margaret ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

assessment; criticality; reflective practice; research methods; sociocultural perspectives

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890712751     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2011.641527     Document Type: Article

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