Experience-Sampling Research Methods and Their Potential for Education Research

Educational Researcher

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 7-16

  Zirkel, Sabrina ^a   Garcia, Julie A ^b   Murphy, Mary C ^c  

^a MILLS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

experience sampling; longitudinal studies; research design; research methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922875398     PISSN: 0013189X     EISSN: 1935102X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0013189X14566879     Document Type: Article

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