Evaluating the Effectiveness of Social Work Education: Preparing Students for Practice Learning

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2431-2449

  Wilson, George ^a   Kelly, Berni ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Practice learning; Preparation for practice; Social work education

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651289529     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcq019     Document Type: Article

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