The potential contribution of emancipatory research methodologies to the field of child health

Nursing Inquiry

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 94-102

  Irwin, Lori G ^a,b  

^a University of British Columbia ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Childhood; Children's health; Emancipatory research

Indexed keywords

AGE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD WELFARE; CONSCIOUSNESS; FEMINISM; FREEDOM; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; KNOWLEDGE; MENTAL CAPACITY; METHODOLOGY; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

AGE FACTORS; AWARENESS; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD WELFARE; CONSCIOUSNESS; FEMINISM; FREEDOM; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCHER-SUBJECT RELATIONS; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 33646753570     PISSN: 13207881     EISSN: 14401800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1800.2006.00308.x     Document Type: Review

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