Evaluating a measure of student field performance in direct service?: Testing reliability and validity of explicit criteria

Journal of Social Work Education

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 385-401

  Bogo, Marion ^a   Power, Roxanne ^a   Regehr, Cheryl ^a   Globerman, Judith ^b   Hughes, Judy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

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EID: 0036035071     PISSN: 10437797     EISSN: 21635811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10437797.2002.10779106     Document Type: Article

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