Using Participatory Action Research to Evaluate Programs Serving People with Severe Disabilities: Reflections from the Field

Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 203-210

  Stevens, Karen A ^a   Folchman, Ruth ^a  

^a Western Massachusetts Training Consortium ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

educational services; evaluation; participatory action research; severe disabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032172622     PISSN: 15407969     EISSN: 21692408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2511/rpsd.23.3.203     Document Type: Article

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