Student-centered learning in an advanced social work practice course: Outcomes of a mixed methods investigation

Social Work Education

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-17

  Abel, Eileen Mazur ^a   Campbell, Mike ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NEMOURS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning; Social Work Education; Social Work Practice; Teaching Effectiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049161449     PISSN: 02615479     EISSN: 14701227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02615470701844423     Document Type: Article

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