Yarning/Aboriginal storytelling: Towards an understanding of an Indigenous perspective and its implications for research practice

Contemporary Nurse

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 13-17

  Geia, Lynore K ^a   Hayes, Barbara ^a   Usher, Kim ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal storytelling; Indigenous; Indigenous perspective; Methodology; Partnerships; Research and clinical practice; Yarning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; NARRATION; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP;

EID: 84899917877     PISSN: 10376178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/conu.2013.46.1.13     Document Type: Article

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