The role of virtual communities of practice in supporting collaborative learning among social workers

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 725-739

  Cook Craig, Patricia G ^a   Sabah, Yekoutiel ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b Israeli Ministry of Social Affairs   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Collaborative learning; Evidence based practice; Social work and IT; Virtual communities of practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349607685     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcp048     Document Type: Article

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