Knowing me, knowing you: The rise of therapeutic professionalism in the education of adults

Studies in the Education of Adults

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 182-200

  Ecclestone, Kathryn ^a   Hayes, Dennis ^b   Furedi, Frank ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

diminished self; emotional well being; therapeutic education; therapeutic professionalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 58449136988     PISSN: 02660830     EISSN: 14789833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02660830.2005.11661516     Document Type: Article

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