Beyond on or with: Questioning power dynamics and knowledge production in 'child-oriented' research methodology

Childhood

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 81-93

  Hunleth, Jean ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; HIV AIDS; participatory methods; research with children; tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 79751517774     PISSN: 09075682     EISSN: 14617013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0907568210371234     Document Type: Article

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