Measuring international service outcomes: Implications for international social work field placements

Journal of Social Work Education

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 479-499

  Lough, Benjamin J ^a   Sherraden, Margaret S ^b   McBride, Amanda Moore ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84867977904     PISSN: 10437797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5175/JSWE.2012.201000047     Document Type: Article

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