Activist research and student agency in Universities and Urban communities

Urban Education

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 628-647

  McIntyre, Alice ^a  

^a Hellenic College   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Agency; Participatory action research; Urban education

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749833789     PISSN: 00420859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042085906292510     Document Type: Article

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