Productive tensions-engaging geography students in participatory action research with communities

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 28-43

  Pain, Rachel ^a   Finn, Matt ^a   Bouveng, Rebecca ^b   Ngobe, Gloria ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ASC'EM (Advice and Support Centre for Ethnic Minorities)   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

community organizations; fieldwork; knowledge co production; participatory action research; Participatory geographies; public engagement

Indexed keywords

ACTION RESEARCH; COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION; CURRICULUM; FIELDWORK; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; STUDENT; TEACHING;

EID: 84873318684     PISSN: 03098265     EISSN: 14661845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098265.2012.696594     Document Type: Article

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