Kathryn A Clarke explains how she benefitted from keeping a research diary during her study into chronic pain
The author of this paper started a research diary to provide transparency to her study and to help her clarify thoughts and feelings – as well as to acknowledge factors that may have influenced her analysis. She found it helped in her development as a novice phenomenological nurse researcher through creative and critical thinking. She recommends all novice researchers keep a diary.
Nurse Researcher. 17, 1, 68-76. doi: 10.7748/nr2009.10.17.1.68.c7342
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