A contemporary tale of participatory action research in Aotearoa/New Zealand: Applying a power-culture lens to support participatory action research as a diverse and evolving practice

Educational Action Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 613-629

  Williams, Lewis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Culture; Diversity; Knowledge; Power

Indexed keywords

EID: 35848962535     PISSN: 09650792     EISSN: 17475074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09650790701664039     Document Type: Article

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