Assessing student writing proficiency in graduate schools of social work

Journal of Social Work Education

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 337-354

  Alter, Catherine ^a   Adkins, Carl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

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EID: 33745677851     PISSN: 10437797     EISSN: 21635811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5175/JSWE.2006.200404109     Document Type: Article

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