The post-1994 transformation of social work in South Africa

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 132-145

  Gray, Mel ^a   Lombard, Antoinette ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Social development; Social welfare; Social work; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 40349108839     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: 14682397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2397.2007.00545.x     Document Type: Article

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