Understanding research for social policy and social work (second edition): Themes, methods and approaches

Understanding research for social policy and social work (second edition): Themes, methods and approaches

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1-577

  Becker, Saul ^a   Bryman, Alan ^b   Ferguson, Harry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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