Evaluating a Scale to Measure Student Competencies in Macro Social Work Practice

Journal of Social Service Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 100-109

  Regehr, Cheryl ^a   Bogo, Marion ^a   Donovan, Kirsten ^a   Lim, April ^a   Regehr, Glenn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

administration; Community organization; competency evaluation; educational assessment; field education; social advocacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858022094     PISSN: 01488376     EISSN: 15407314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01488376.2011.616756     Document Type: Article

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