Practitioner research in social work: A knowledge review

Evidence and Policy

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-31

  Mitchell, Fiona ^a   Lunt, Neil ^b   Shaw, Ian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classifying research; Knowledge review; Practitioner research

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955132810     PISSN: 17442648     EISSN: 17442656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/174426410X482971     Document Type: Review

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