Hadfield, MarkHaw, Kaye2008-05-152008-05-152001Educational Action Research, 9 (3): 485-502096507921747507410.1080/09650790100200165http://hdl.handle.net/2436/26173This article moves from an overview of what is meant by the term 'voice' to discussing the significance of its links with action research. It does this through using a simple typology of three types of voice: Authoritative, Critical and Therapeutic. Each type of voice represents a different process of articulation and intended outcome. It then moves on to consider 'voice' and the collaboration of young people in educational action research by unpicking a series of four assumptions which delineate major theoretical and practical possibilities and limitations. These assumptions provide a critique of the underpinning ideologies held by professionals when supporting and listening to young peopleenVoice typeAuthoritative voiceCritical voiceTherapeutic voiceArticulationYoung peopleJournal articleEducational Action Research