Using social network analysis in community development practice and research: A case study

Community Development Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 40-57

  Ennis, Gretchen ^a   West, Deborah ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; NETWORK ANALYSIS; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 84872394874     PISSN: 00103802     EISSN: 14682656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cdj/bss013     Document Type: Article

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