Voices of Change: Participatory Research in the United States and Canada Book

	Foreword
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction
1	What Is Participatory Research? A Theoretical and Methodological Perspective	1
2	The Powerful, the Powerless, and the Experts: Knowledge Struggles in an Information Age	21
3	If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em: The Professionalization of Participatory Research	41
4	A Way of Working: Participatory Research and the Aboriginal Movement in Canada	47
5	Putting Scientists in Their Place: Participatory Research in Environmental and Occupational Health	65
6	The Appalachian Land Ownership Study: Research and Citizen Action in Appalachia	85
7	Participatory Research as Critical Theory: The North Bonneville, USA, Experience	103
8	Breaking Down Barriers: Accessibility Self-Advocacy in the Disabled Community	125
9	Aboriginal Organizations in Canada: Integrating Participatory Research	145
10	Challenges, Contradictions, and Celebrations: Attempting Participatory Research as a Doctoral Student	157
	Appendix: Contact Organizations	177
	Bibliography	179
	Index	193
	About the Editors and Contributors	201