Researcher and employee: Reflections on reflective practice in rural development research

Sociologia Ruralis

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 389-407

  McAreavey, Ruth ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH; RURAL AREA; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL POLICY;

EID: 52249098569     PISSN: 00380199     EISSN: 14679523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9523.2008.00459.x     Document Type: Article

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