Grassroots leadership training: A case study of an effort to integrate theory and method

Journal of Community Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 71-93

  Zachary, Eric ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community; Grassroots; Group centered; Leadership; Methodology; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84988338512     PISSN: 10705422     EISSN: 15433706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J125v07n01_06     Document Type: Article

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