Creating continuous conversation: Social workers and learning organizations

Social Work Education

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 722-736

  Beddoe, Liz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Continuing professional education; Learning organizations; Social work

Indexed keywords

EID: 75249096196     PISSN: 02615479     EISSN: 14701227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02615470802570828     Document Type: Article

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