Appreciative inquiry: A field study of community development

Systemic Practice and Action Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-34

  Akdere, Mesut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Appreciative inquiry; Community development; Diversity; Nongovernmental organization; Systemic practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 17444409328     PISSN: 1094429X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11213-005-2457-5     Document Type: Article

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