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Qualitative research strategies in rehabilitation
Connie J. McReynolds1, Lynn C. Koch, Phillip D. Rumrill
1Kent State University, Department of Educational Foundations & Special Services, 405 White Hall, P.O. Box 5190, Kent, OH 44242-0001, USA. Tel.: +1 330 672 2294; Fax: +1 330 672 2512;
Work (Reading, Mass.)
|November 21, 2002
Abstract:
This article presents an overview of the qualitative research methods that social scientists use to explore human phenomena. The authors describe the philosophical and historical foundations of qualitative research, coupled with illustrations of specific qualitative designs. Applications of qualitative methods in the contemporary rehabilitation literature are also presented.