The paradox from within: research participants doing-being-observed

Qualitative Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 446-467

  Hazel, Spencer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Conversation Analysis; observer s paradox; research methods; situated activities; social identity construction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978872798     PISSN: 14687941     EISSN: 17413109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468794115596216     Document Type: Article

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