Participatory action research: Contributions to the development of practitioner inquiry in education

Educational Action Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 79-93

  Brydon Miller, Mary ^a   Maguire, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Participatory action research; Political engagement; Social justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 61549097740     PISSN: 09650792     EISSN: 17475074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09650790802667469     Document Type: Conference Paper

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