mvolvement
m tbe decision-makmg process, sharing or undertakmg
acbvibes with otbers, or beightened mdividual or
communal responses and power Brownlea (1987) contends
tbat parbcipabon means 'getbng mvolved or bemg
allowed to become mvolved m tbe decision making process
or tbe delivery of a service or tbe evaluabon of a
service or even simply to become one of a number of
people consulted on an issue or matter'