The slippery slope of constructivism

Smith College Studies in Social Work

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 217-229

  Northcut, Terry Brumley ^a   Heller, Nina Rovinelli ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 0039296619     PISSN: 00377317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00377310209517656     Document Type: Review

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