A recess evaluation with the players: Taking steps toward participatory action research

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 124-138

  Ren, Julie Yunyi ^a   Langhout, Regina Day ^b  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Collaborative action research; Community psychology research methods; Elementary school; Recess study

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; SCHOOL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; TEACHING;

CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

EID: 77955771233     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-010-9320-2     Document Type: Article

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