Learning agility in clergy: Understanding the personal strategies and situational factors that enable pastors to learn from experience

Journal of Psychology and Theology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 190-201

  McKenna, Robert B ^a   Boyd, Tanya N ^a   Yost, Paul R ^a  

^a SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 35948997681     PISSN: 00916471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009164710703500302     Document Type: Article

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