Grade-induced beliefs about undergraduate generalist social work practice competency

Evaluation Review

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 213-236

  Noble Jr , John H ^a   Stretch, John J ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL WORK; STANDARD; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL WORK; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036547104     PISSN: 0193841X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193841X02026002004     Document Type: Article

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