"Oh No, We Are Just Getting to Know You": The Relationship in Research With Children and Youth in Indigenous Communities

Child Development Perspectives

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 55-60

  Allen, James ^a   Mohatt, Gerald V ^a   Markstrom, Carol A ^b   Byers, Lisa ^c   Novins, Douglas K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska Native; Canadian First Nations; Children; Community based participatory research; Native American; Tribal participatory research; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856916404     PISSN: 17508592     EISSN: 17508606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-8606.2011.00199.x     Document Type: Article

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