Methodological K/nots: Designing Research on the Enforcement of Labor Standards

Journal of Mixed Methods Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 133-147

  Mirchandani, Kiran ^a   Vosko, Leah F ^b   Soni Sinha, Urvashi ^c   Perry, J Adam ^d   Noack, Andrea M ^e   Hall, Rebecca Jane ^b   Gellatly, Mary ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f Parkdale Community Health Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

community university partnership; employment standards; mixed methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 85044426191     PISSN: 15586898     EISSN: 15586901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1558689816651793     Document Type: Article

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