Does visual participatory research have resilience-promoting value? teacher experiences of generating and interpreting drawings

South African Journal of Education

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 381-392

  Theron, Linda C ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Drawings; HIV AIDS; Qualitative; Resilience; Teachers; Visual participatory methodology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869776224     PISSN: 02560100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15700/saje.v32n4a656     Document Type: Article

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