Engaged universities: Lessons from the Land-Grant universities and extension

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 585, Issue , 2003, Pages 31-50

  Mcdowell, George R ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 26044458982     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716202238565     Document Type: Review

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