Practitioners as gatekeepers and researchers: Family support outcomes

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 59-79

  Tidmarsh, Jillian ^a   Carpenter, John ^a   Slade, John ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family support; Practitioner engagement; Real world research; Research process; Social policy research

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746566328     PISSN: 0144333X     EISSN: 17586720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443330310790462     Document Type: Article

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