Bringing social action back into the social work curriculum: A model for “hands-on” learning

Journal of Teaching in Social Work

Volumn 19, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 77-91

  Raber, Marie ^a   Richter, Janis ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community organizing; Intervention; Neighborhood assessment; Policy advocacy; Social action; Social problem solving; Under graduate curriculum; hands on learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937178944     PISSN: 08841233     EISSN: 15407349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J067v19n01_07     Document Type: Article

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