Reconsidering action research as a guiding metaphor for professional psychology

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 185-200

  Hoshmand, Lisa Tsoi ^b   O'Byrne, Kathy ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b American School of Professional Psychology   (United States)

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EID: 0030191251     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6629(199607)24:3<185::aid-jcop1>3.0.co;2-x     Document Type: Article

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