Small voices: Children's rights and representation in social work research

Social Work Education

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 447-457

  Cousins, Wendy ^a   Milner, Sharon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children's Rights; Ethics; Research Methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 85044898275     PISSN: 02615479     EISSN: 14701227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02615470601118589     Document Type: Article

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