Following Through to the End: The Use of Inclusive Strategies to Analyse and Interpret Data in Participatory Action Research with Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 263-273

  Kramer, Jessica M ^a   Kramer, John C ^b   García Iriarte, Edurne ^c   Hammel, Joy ^d  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Inclusive research; Intellectual disability; Methodology; Participatory action research; Self advocacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954456154     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2010.00602.x     Document Type: Article

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