Realism as a Foundation for Social Work Knowledge

Qualitative Social Work

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 87-98

  Mäntysaari, Mikko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

evaluation; realism; relativism

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248606947     PISSN: 14733250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1473325005050202     Document Type: Article

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