Systemic action and learning in public services

Action Learning: Research and Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-26

  Rigg, Clare ^a  

^a Munster Technological University   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Action learning; Joined up; Leadership of place; Public services; Systemic

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952997010     PISSN: 14767333     EISSN: 14767341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767333.2011.549322     Document Type: Article

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