Placing empowerment research within an action research typology

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1057-1063

  Sturt, Jackie ^a,b  

^a Buckinghamshire Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

^b Mill End   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action research typology; Empowerment; Health promotion; Primary health care teams; Self efficacy theory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONFLICT; COOPERATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED KINGDOM;

CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ENGLAND; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 0033227011     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1999.01202.x     Document Type: Article

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