Bridging the research-practice gap: Concept mapping as a mixed methods strategy in practice-based research and evaluation

Journal of Social Service Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 25-42

  Petrucci, Carrie J ^a,b   Quinlan, Kathleen M ^c  

^a EMT Associates Inc   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Concept mapping; evaluation research; mixed methods; practice based research; social security benefits specialists; therapeutic jurisprudence

Indexed keywords

EID: 38049138689     PISSN: 01488376     EISSN: 15407314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J079v34n02_03     Document Type: Article

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