Foreword by Paulo Freire

Introduction by Budd Hall

What is Participatory Research? A Theoretical and Methodological Perspective by Peter Park

The Powerful, the Powerless, and the Experts: Knowledge Struggles in an Information Age by John Gaventa

If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em: The Professionalization of Participatory Research by Thomas W. Heaney

A Way of Working: Participatory Research and the Aboriginal Movement in Canada by Ted Jackson

Putting Scientists in Their Place: Participatory Research in Environmental and Occupational Health by Juliet Merrifield

The Appalachian Land Ownership Study: Research and Citizen Action in Appalachia by Billy D. Horton

Participatory Research as Critical Theory: The North Bonneville, USA Experience by Donald E. Comstock and Russell Fox

Breaking Down Barriers: Accessibility Self-Advocacy in the Disabled Community by Mary Brydon-Miller

Aboriginal Organizations in Canada: Integrating Participatory Research by Marlene Brant Castellano

Challenges, Contradictions, and Celebrations: Attempting Participatory Research as a Doctoral Student by Patricia Maguire

Appendix: Contact Organizations

Bibliography

Index