Transcending differences: Using concrete subject-matter in heterogeneous groups

Social Work with Groups

Volumn 27, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 35-54

  Fluhr, Tamara ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Group cohesion; Group dynamics; Heterogeneous group work; Palpable group content

Indexed keywords

EID: 85024007469     PISSN: 01609513     EISSN: 15409481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J009v27n02_04     Document Type: Article

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