Applications to social work programmes in England: Students as consumers?

Social Work Education

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 584-598

  Manthorpe, Jill ^a   Moriarty, Jo ^a   Hussein, Shereen ^a   Stevens, Martin ^a   Sharpe, Endellion ^b   Orme, Joan ^c   Macintyre, Gillian ^d   Lister, Pam Green ^c   Crisp, Beth ^e  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Sharpe Research   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^e DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Admissions; Evaluation; Higher education; Staff training and development; Students

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955810134     PISSN: 02615479     EISSN: 14701227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02615470903203030     Document Type: Article

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