Negotiating the Contradictions between Competence and Creativity in Social Work Education

Journal of Social Work

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 99-117

  Lymbery, Mark E F ^a  

^a University Park ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

competence; creativity; education; profession; social work

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750622714     PISSN: 14680173     EISSN: 1741296X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468017303003001007     Document Type: Article

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