Qualitative Research in the United Kingdom: Short-Term Problems, Long-Term Issues

Qualitative Inquiry

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1110-1118

  Torrance, Harry ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

politics of research; research concentration; big social science

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908503302     PISSN: 10778004     EISSN: 15527565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077800414545236     Document Type: Article

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