Changes in the quality and regulation of social work education: Confronting the dilemmas of workforce planning and competing qualifications frameworks

Social Work Education

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 187-198

  Higham, Patricia ^a   Sharp, Mavis ^a   Booth, Constance ^a  

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EID: 84937340365     PISSN: 02615479     EISSN: 14701227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02615470120044284     Document Type: Article

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