How to develop a research culture in a human services organization: Integrating research and practice with service and policy development

Qualitative Social Work

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 335-351

  Gardner, Fiona ^a   Nunan, Cassy ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Mental Illness Fellowship   (Australia)

Author keywords

Action research; Human service organization; Practitioner research; Reflective approach; Research culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 46349086473     PISSN: 14733250     EISSN: 17413117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1473325007080405     Document Type: Article

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