The Impact of Participatory Research on Urban Teens: An Experimental Evaluation

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 51, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 66-75

  Ozer, Emily J ^a   Douglas, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Empowerment; High school; Participatory action research; Youth led evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873988462     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-012-9546-2     Document Type: Article

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