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Synergic inquiry : a collaborative action methodology / editors, Yongming Tang, Charles Joiner. - Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, c2006. - xii, 265 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Overview of synergic inquiry -- The synergic universe -- SI, paradigms, and other methodologies -- Practicing synergic inquiry -- Geisha and cowboy : synergizing inner life differences through the mystic realm -- Husband and wife synergizing -- Synergizing mother-daughter relationship -- Developing a community through synergic inquiry -- Using SI to resolve a group conflict -- Synergic inquiry in action : the expansion of racial consciousness -- Gender synergy : using SI to work with gender differences -- Teaching SI in a high school setting -- Synerging cultural differences for improving organizational performance : a case study of synergic inquiry in China -- Synergic inquiry and organizational transformation : a case study of SI application to a US organization working in Mexico -- Reflections and implications.

ISBN: 0761912088 0761912096

LCCN: 2006002938

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Group relations training.
Problem solving.
Conflict management.
Interpersonal relations.
Intergroup relations.
Difference (Psychology)
Consciousness.

LC Class. No.: HM1086 / S86 2006