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TOWARD TRANSFORMATIVE DIALOGUE

Kenneth J. Gergen Department of Psychology, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, 19081, U.S.A.
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Sheila McNamee Department of Communication, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, 03824, U.S.A.
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Frank J. Barrett Department of Systems Management, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, 93950, U.S.A.
Pages 679-707 | Published online: 07 Feb 2007

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