The state of methods and tools for social systems change

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 405-409

  Parsons, Beverly A ^a  

^a InSites A Support Network for Educational Change   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex adaptive systems; Systems change; Systems tools and methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CHANGE; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY NETWORKS; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL FACILITATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249868189     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-007-9118-z     Document Type: Article

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