Researching community psychology: Issues of theory and methods.
American Psychological Association eBooksPublished 1 January 1990
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This work gives a detailed view of the intent, process and products of community psychological research. At the same time, it offers a balanced look at integrating the tender interests in bettering social welfare with the tough value of developing a reliable scientific body of knowledge.
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