User involvement and empowerment among asylum seekers in Norwegian reception centres;Brukermedvirkning blant beboere i Norske asylmottak

European Journal of Social Work

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 483-501

  Valenta, Marko ^a   Berg, Berit ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Asylum Seekers; Cooperation Councils; Empowerment; Language Training; Norway

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650322931     PISSN: 13691457     EISSN: 14682664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691451003603406     Document Type: Article

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