“of means and ends” revisited: Teaching ethical community organizing in an unethical society

Journal of Community Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-38

  Reisch, Michael ^a   Lowe, Jane Isaacs ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Community organizing; Community practice; Conflict of duties; Ethical issues; Whistle blowing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937327484     PISSN: 10705422     EISSN: 15433706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J125v07n01_03     Document Type: Article

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