The place of qualitative research in psychology

Qualitative Research in Psychology

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 307-319

  Michell, Joel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Measurement; Psychometrics; Pythagoreanism; Quantification; Quantitative imperative; Realism

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008778717     PISSN: 14780887     EISSN: 14780895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1478088704qp020oa     Document Type: Article

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