Resource and educational empowerment: A social work paradigm for the disenfranchised

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 388-399

  O'Brian, Charles ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic development; Empowerment; Resources; Self help; Social care; Social justice; Value base

Indexed keywords

EID: 26044475975     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049731503013003013     Document Type: Review

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