“One expertise among many”” working appreciatively to make miracles instead of finding problems: Using appreciative inquiry as a way of reframing research

Journal of Research in Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 48-63

  Carter, Bernie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DREAMING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NURSING; SCIENTIST; SOCIAL CARE; VOLUNTARY PROGRAM;

EID: 84990386112     PISSN: 17449871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744987106056488     Document Type: Article

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