Social work education as professional socialization: A study of the impact of social work education upon students' professional preferences

Journal of Social Service Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-31

  Weiss, Idit ^a   Gal, John ^b   Cnaan, Ram A ^c  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Israel; Professional preferences; Professional socialization; Social work education

Indexed keywords

EID: 10844279939     PISSN: 01488376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J079v31n01_02     Document Type: Article

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