Learning at the Edges: Participatory action research and child maltreatment in post-war guatemala

Bulletin of Latin American Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 516-532

  McMillan, Anita Schrader ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Critical pedagogy; Guatemala; Parent education; Participatory Action Research

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; LEARNING; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; TYPOLOGY;

CENTRAL AMERICA; GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 34548590577     PISSN: 02613050     EISSN: 14709856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-9856.2007.00235.x     Document Type: Article

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