Community participation reconsidered: Feminist participatory action research with hmong women

Journal of Community Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 85-103

  Yoshihama, Mieko ^a   Carr, E Summerson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Community; Community based research; Feminist participatory action research; Hmong women; Participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993695465     PISSN: 10705422     EISSN: 15433706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J125v10n04_06     Document Type: Article

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