Mentoring in the Careers of African American Women in Social Work Education

Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 134-145

  Simon, Cassandra E ^a   Bowles, Dorcas D ^b   King, Shirley W ^c   Roff, Lucinda L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Southwest Behavioral Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

African American women; Diversity; Mentoring; Social work administration

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442536927     PISSN: 08861099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886109903262765     Document Type: Article

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