Practitioner identity in systemic intervention: Reflections on the promotion of environmental health through Māori community development

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 233-247

  Midgley, Gerald ^a,b,c,d   Ahuriri Driscoll, Annabel ^a,e   Foote, Jeff ^a   Hepi, Maria ^a   Taimona, Hone ^f   Rogers Koroheke, Marara ^f   Baker, Virginia ^a   Gregor, Jan ^a   Gregory, Wendy ^a,c   Lange, Miria ^a   Veth, Johanna ^a,g   Winstanley, Ann ^a   Wood, David ^a  

^a ESR Christchurch Science Centre   (New Zealand)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^f Hokianga Health Enterprise Trust ^*  (New Zealand)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Boundary critique; Environmental health; Identity; M ori community development; Systemic intervention

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CRITIQUE; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; IDENTITY; SYSTEMIC INTERVENTION;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; SYSTEMS SCIENCE;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 34249712964     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: 10991743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sres.827     Document Type: Conference Paper

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