Skype interviewing: reflections of two PhD researchers

Qualitative Research

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 603-616

  Deakin, Hannah ^a   Wakefield, Kelly ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

interviews; online interviews; PhD research; qualitative methodology; Skype

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907155470     PISSN: 14687941     EISSN: 17413109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468794113488126     Document Type: Article

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