Perceptions of speech and language therapy amongst UK school and college students: Implications for recruitment

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 83-94

  Greenwood, Nan ^a   Wright, Jannet A ^b   Bithell, Christine ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Gender; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CAREER; COLLEGE STUDENT; ETHNOLOGY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; OCCUPATION; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALARY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPEECH THERAPY; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; MOTIVATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPEECH DISORDER; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, GRADUATE; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LANGUAGE THERAPY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONNEL SELECTION; SEX FACTORS; SPEECH THERAPY; SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY; STUDENTS;

EID: 33645642352     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: 14606984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13682820500177604     Document Type: Article

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