A survey comparison of career motivations of social work and business students

Journal of Social Work Education

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 187-208

  Basham, Randall E ^a   Buchanan, F Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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EID: 70349208621     PISSN: 10437797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5175/JSWE.2009.200600112     Document Type: Article

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