Social work in Israel: Professional characteristics in an international comparative perspective

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 287-296

  Weiss, Idit ^a   Spiro, Shimon ^a   Sherer, Moshe ^a   Korin Langer, Nora ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Comparative perspective; Israel; Profession; Social work

Indexed keywords

EID: 4544368617     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2397.2004.00324.x     Document Type: Article

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