On the edge of a new frontier: Is gerontological social work in the UK ready to meet twenty-first-century challenges?

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2307-2324

  Richards, Sally ^a   Sullivan, Mary Pat ^b   Tanner, Denise ^c   Beech, Christian ^d   Milne, Alisoun ^e   Ray, Mo ^f   Phillips, Judith ^d   Lloyd, Liz ^g  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^f KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing and older people; Gerontological social work education; Gerontological social work research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920624341     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bct082     Document Type: Review

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