The state of qualitative inquiry: A contested science

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• Guest Editors/Corresponding authors: Elizabeth Adams St.Pierre, PhD, Professor, Language & Literacy Education Department, The University of Georgia, 125 Aderhold Hall, Athens, GA 30602, USA. Email: [email protected]. Kathryn Roulston, PhD, Associate Professor, Qualitative Research Program, The University of Georgia, 324 Rivers Crossing, Athens, GA 30602, USA. Email: [email protected]
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