'Bringing back respect': The role of participatory action research in transferring knowledge from an Aboriginal men's group to youth programs

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  McCalman, Janya ^a   Tsey, Komla ^a   Baird, Bradley ^b   Connolly, Brian ^b   Baird, Leslie ^b   Jackson, Rita ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Gurriny Yealamucka Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Empowerment; Men's groups; Participatory action research; Young people

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; EMPOWERMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; JUVENILE; KNOWLEDGE; RECOGNITION; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL ASPECT; VISION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN RELATION; LEARNING; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESEARCH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CULTURE; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; LEARNING; MALE; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; RESEARCH;

EID: 70349334213     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: 14401665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10398560902948720     Document Type: Short Survey

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