Diversity and progression among students starting social work qualifying programmes in England between 1995 and 1998: A quantitative study

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1588-1609

  Hussein, Shereen ^a   Moriarty, Jo ^a   Manthorpe, Jill ^a   Huxley, Peter ^a,b  

^a SCWRU ^*

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disability; Gender; Higher education; Minority ethnic groups; Professional training; Progression rates; Social work

Indexed keywords

EID: 57849112384     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcl378     Document Type: Article

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