Who wants to be a social worker? using routine published data to identify trends in the numbers of people applying for and completing social work programmes in England

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 715-733

  Moriarty, Jo ^a   Murray, Jo ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Applications; Recruitment; Social work education; Widening participation; Workforce inclusivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249144248     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bisw/bch325     Document Type: Article

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