Contributing Meaning to Research in Developmental Disabilities: Integrating Participatory Action and Methodological Rigor

Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 42-52

  Powers, Laurie E ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

action research; developmental disabilities; implementation science; participatory research

Indexed keywords

EID: 85014493088     PISSN: 15407969     EISSN: 21692408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1540796916686564     Document Type: Article

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