Ready for engagement: Using key informant interviews to measure community social capacity

Community Development

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 156-175

  Chazdon, Scott A ^a   Lott, Stephanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropology; Citizen participation; Methodology; Qualitative research; Rural community development; Rural small town change; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960523794     PISSN: 15575330     EISSN: 19447485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15575331003646173     Document Type: Article

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