Education support services policy and practice in South Africa: An example of community psychology in action?

Education as Change

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL.1, 2010, Pages

  Nel, Willy ^a   Lazarus, Sandy ^b   Daniels, Berenice ^c  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^c Western Cape Education Department   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Community psychology; Education support services; Psychosocial challenges

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960756307     PISSN: 16823206     EISSN: 19479417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16823206.2010.517910     Document Type: Article

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