Reputations, rankings, and realities of social work schools: Challenges for future research

Journal of Social Work Education

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 483-506

  Feldman, Ronald A ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

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EID: 33750392908     PISSN: 10437797     EISSN: 21635811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5175/JSWE.2006.200404127     Document Type: Article

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