Looked after young people and their social work managers: A study of contrasting experiences of using computer-assisted-self-interviewing (A-CASI)

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 445-461

  Morgan, Alun ^a   Fraser, Sandy ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A CASI; Computers; Looked after children; Participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949310509     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcp009     Document Type: Article

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