Building research capacity in social work: Process and issues

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 988-1008

  Orme, Joan ^a   Powell, Jackie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; Education; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 48749100865     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcm122     Document Type: Review

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