A Theoretical Framework for Facilitating Methodological Choice
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Total Systems Intervention, in a recent version, facilitates the intervention process via three modes: problem solving, critical reflection, and critical review. Of these modes, there has been relatively little attention paid to the critical review mode, the purpose of which is to assess the value of different methodologies within a given problem situation. This paper takes as its basis the only major work in this area and seeks to build on this in order to improve the mixing of methodologies within a single intervention.
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