Social work intellectuals in the twenty-first century: Critical social theory, critical social work and public engagement

Social Work Education

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 512-527

  MacKinnon, Shauna T ^a  

^a NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Academic activism; Intellectual engagement; Public engagement; Social work intellectuals; Social work public discourse

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449646694     PISSN: 02615479     EISSN: 14701227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02615470802406494     Document Type: Article

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