Motivating Students to Work with Elders: A Strengths, Social Construction, and Human Rights and Social Justice Approach

Journal of Teaching in Social Work

Volumn 24, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 165-181

  Patterson, Fiona M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative constructions of aging; Combating agism; Narrative voices; Strengths approach

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248602781     PISSN: 08841233     EISSN: 15407349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J067v24n03_11     Document Type: Article

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