Participatory Research: New Approaches to the Research to Practice Dilemma

Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 165-177

  Meyer, Luanna H ^a   Park, Hyun Sook ^b   Grenot Scheyer, Marquita ^c   Schwartz, Ilene ^d   Harry, Beth ^e  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

innovations; participatory research; research to practice; social relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032172290     PISSN: 15407969     EISSN: 21692408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2511/rpsd.23.3.165     Document Type: Article

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