Qualitative secondary analysis in austere times: Ethical, professional and methodological considerations

Historical Social Research

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 271-292

  Coltart, Carrie ^a   Henwood, Karen ^a   Shirani, Fiona ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epistemology; Ethical challenges; Qualitative longitudinal research; Qualitative secondary analysis; Team working

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979796762     PISSN: 01726404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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