Kurt Lewin on reeducation: Foundations for action research

Journal of Applied Behavioral Science

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 444-457

  Coghlan, David ^a,c   Jacobs, Claus ^b,d  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Imagination Lab Foundation   (Switzerland)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d DAIMLER AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Action research; Kurt Lewin; Reeducation

Indexed keywords

EID: 28744433755     PISSN: 00218863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021886305277275     Document Type: Article

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