Involving young people as researchers: Uncovering multiple power relations among youths

Children's Geographies

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 121-135

  Schäfer, Nadine ^a   Yarwood, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Methods; Participation; Rural youth; Young people as researcher

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954067288     PISSN: 14733285     EISSN: 14733277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14733280801963003     Document Type: Article

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