Now I see it, now I don’t: researcher’s position and reflexivity in qualitative research

Qualitative Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 219-234

  Berger, Roni ^a  

^a ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

insider outsider; reflexivity; researcher position; rigor; trustworthiness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924758602     PISSN: 14687941     EISSN: 17413109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468794112468475     Document Type: Article

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