Researching admissions: What can we learn about selection of applicants from findings about students in difficulty on a social work programme?

Social Work Education

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 819-836

  Holmström, Cath ^a   Taylor, Imogen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Selection for social work; Social work admissions; Social work education; Suitability

Indexed keywords

EID: 55849140178     PISSN: 02615479     EISSN: 14701227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02615470701737544     Document Type: Article

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