Researchers as Storytellers: Writing on the Edge—And Without a Safety Net

Qualitative Inquiry

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 608-621

  Vickers, Margaret H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 84993767860     PISSN: 10778004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107780002237007     Document Type: Article

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