Critical reflections on participatory action research for rural development in Iran

Action Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 103-122

  Kamali, Bagher ^a  

^a Research Centre   (Iran)

Author keywords

action research; extension; Iran; participatory action research; rural

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249158663     PISSN: 14767503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1476750307077323     Document Type: Article

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