Ways of knowing: Passionate humility and reflective practice in research and management

American Review of Public Administration

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 579-601

  Yanow, Dvora ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Culture of inquiry; Interpretive policy analysis; Interpretive research methods; Professional education; Reflection; Work practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350539386     PISSN: 02750740     EISSN: 15523357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0275074009340049     Document Type: Article

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