A critique of experimentalism

Qualitative Inquiry

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 42-61

  Howe, Kenneth R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimentalism; Interpretivism; Qualitative methods; Quantitative methods; Scientifically based research

Indexed keywords

EID: 8744239718     PISSN: 10778004     EISSN: 15527565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077800403259491     Document Type: Article

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