Well-being and older people: The place of day clubs in reconceptualising participation and challenging deficit

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 831-848

  Fawcett, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing and older people; anti oppressive practice; day care; decision making; discourse

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903590280     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcs145     Document Type: Article

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