The impact of a social work study abroad program in Australia on multicultural learning

International Social Work

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 390-401

  Fairchild, Sherry R ^a   Pillai, Vijayan K ^b   Noble, Carolyn ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY COMMERCE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian community project; Multiculturalism; Social activism model; Social work study abroad program

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744941855     PISSN: 00208728     EISSN: 14617234     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020872806063413     Document Type: Conference Paper

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