The conundrum of balancing widening participation with the selection of suitable students for social work education

Social Work Education

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 827-841

  Dillon, Jean ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Admissions; Diversity; Social Work Education; Student Selection; Suitability; Widening Participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85044810191     PISSN: 02615479     EISSN: 14701227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02615470601140609     Document Type: Article

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