Using intergroup dialogue to promote social justice and change

Social Work

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 303-315

  Dessel, Adrienne ^a   Rogge, Mary E ^b   Garlington, Sarah B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c Univ of Tennessee Extension Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Change; Conflict; Dialogue; Micro macro; Professional identity; Social justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845313658     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/51.4.303     Document Type: Article

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