Civic engagement and sense of community in the military

Journal of Community Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 71-93

  Bowen, Gary L ^a   Martin, James A ^b   Mancini, Jay A ^c   Nelson, John P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d The Air Force Family Advocacy Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Civic engagement; Military community; Military family; Sense of community

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937332761     PISSN: 10705422     EISSN: 15433706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J125v09n02_05     Document Type: Article

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