| Systemic Intervention: Philosophy, Methodology, and Practice 2000 Edition Contributor(s): Midgley, Gerald (Author) |
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ISBN: 0306464888 ISBN-13: 9780306464881 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $189.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2001 Annotation: This book aims to rethink systemic intervention to enhance its relevance for supporting social change in the 21st Century. It offers a new systems philosophy and methodology, focusing upon the fundamental importance of exploring value and boundary judgements as part of the intervention process. A pluralist practice is also promoted, and the reader learns how s/he can draw upon a wide variety of theories and methods to maximise flexibility and responsiveness during interventions. Four detailed examples of the practice of systemic intervention are also provided, each of which is used to illustrate a different aspect of the methodology outlined in the book. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Business & Economics | Economics - General - Social Science | Methodology |
| Dewey: 306.01 |
| LCCN: 00063826 |
| Series: Contemporary Systems Thinking |
| Physical Information: 1.08" H x 6.34" W x 9.3" (1.66 lbs) 447 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book aims to rethink systemic intervention to enhance its relevance for supporting social change in the 21st century. It offers a new systems philosophy and methodology, focusing upon the fundamental importance of exploring value and boundary judgements as part of the intervention process. It includes four detailed examples of the practice of systemic intervention. |