Exploring managers' and administrators' retrospective perceptions of their MSW fieldwork experience: A national study

Administration in Social Work

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-44

  Mor Barak, Michàl E ^a,b   Travis, Dnika ^b   Bess, Gary ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Natl Netwk for Social Wk Managers   (United States)

Author keywords

Administration; Field experience; Field placement; Macro practice; Managers; Social work; Social work education

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042623392     PISSN: 03643107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J147v28n01_03     Document Type: Review

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