Uniting action research and citizen science: Examining the opportunities for mutual benefit between two movements through a woodsmoke photovoice study

As an emerging movement in participatory inquiry, citizen science presents an opportunity for advancing the disciplinary reach and usefulness of action research. In this article, we explore this opportunity by considering a case study involving youth-driven air sampling, photovoice, and environmenta...

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Main Authors: Eberhardt, C. (Author), Evans-Agnew, R.A (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications Ltd 2019
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