Gaining access : a practical and theoretical guide for qualitative researchers / Martha S. Feldman, Jeannine Bell, Michele Tracy Berger.

A guide for social scientists who have developed a research design and are eager to start their first research project, only to discover that no one will talk to them. Political scientists and psychologists offer many access stories, through which they develop a general theory of access that recogni...

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Other Authors: Feldman, Martha S., 1953-, Bell, Jeannine, 1969-, Berger, Michele Tracy, 1968-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Walnut Creek, Calif. : AltaMira Press, [2003]
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