The promise and pitfalls of self-report: Development, research design and analysis issues, and multiple methods

Frontline Learning Research

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2020, Pages 1-9

  Fryer, Luke K ^a   Dinsmore, Daniel L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Multiple methods; Research design and analyses; Self report; Vertical and horizonal development

Indexed keywords

EID: 85087760931     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22953159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14786/flr.v8i3.623     Document Type: Article

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