Striving towards inclusive research: An example of participatory action research with older lesbians and gay men

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 878-894

  Fenge, Lee Ann ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inclusive practice; Older lesbians and gay men; Participatory action research; Variant truths

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953828809     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcn144     Document Type: Article

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