The age of opportunity? revisiting assumptions about the life-long learning opportunities of older people using social care services

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 496-512

  Hafford Letchfield, Trish ^a  

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Author keywords

Active ageing; Discourse; Empowerment; Lifelong learning; Older people; Participation; Social care

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949293062     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcp004     Document Type: Article

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