Conceptualizing inclusive research with people with intellectual disability

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 3-12

  Bigby, Christine ^a   Frawley, Patsie ^a   Ramcharan, Paul ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emancipatory research; Inclusive research; Participatory research; Research with people with intellectual disability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; DISABLED PERSON; EMANCIPATORY RESEARCH; HUMAN; INCLUSIVE RESEARCH; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PERSONNEL; RESEARCH WITH PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY;

EMANCIPATORY RESEARCH; INCLUSIVE RESEARCH; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; RESEARCH WITH PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY;

COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DISABLED PERSONS; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; RESEARCH PERSONNEL;

EID: 84891832719     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jar.12083     Document Type: Article

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