Sharing and Co-generating Knowledges: Reflections on Experiences with PRA and CLTS

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 71-87

  Chambers, Robert ^a  

^a Power and Social Change Team at IDS ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION RESEARCH; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RURAL AREA;

EID: 84860433727     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: 17595436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2012.00324.x     Document Type: Article

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