Engaging community in a cycle of praxis: Multicultural perspectives on personal relational and collective wellness

Community, Work and Family

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-67

  Totikidis, Vicky ^a,b   Prilleltensky, Isaac ^c,d,e,f  

^a Community Governance of Crime Prevention and Community Safety ^*  (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^e Society for Community Research and Action

^f VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community well being; Community wellness cycle of praxis; Community wellness model; Multicultural; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

EID: 32444433684     PISSN: 13668803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668800500420889     Document Type: Article

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