Taking a pragmatic behavioral approach to alternative agriculture research

American Journal of Alternative Agriculture

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 90-95

  Duram, Leslie Aileen ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral research; Pragmatism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002257011     PISSN: 08891893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0889189300007724     Document Type: Article

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