Insider participatory action research in disadvantaged post-industrial areas: The experiences of community members as they become Community Based Action Researchers

Action Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-74

  Braithwaite, Rhonda ^a   Cockwill, Sarah ^a   O’neill, Martin ^b   Rebane, Deanne ^a  

^a The North Merthyr Tydfil Regeneration Partnership   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community Based Action Researchers; community regeneration; managing insider outsider identity; research fatigue

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993735961     PISSN: 14767503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1476750307072876     Document Type: Article

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