Participatory management in a public child welfare agency: A key to effective change

Administration in Social Work

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-32

  Pine, Barbara A ^a   Warsh, Robin ^b   Maluccio, Anthony N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0039556387     PISSN: 03643107     EISSN: 15444376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J147v22n01_02     Document Type: Article

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