What makes groups work? A reflective review in a range of contexts

Australian Social Work

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 141-156

  Pestorius, Margaret ^a  

^a NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Constructivism; Group Work; Participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85050416697     PISSN: 0312407X     EISSN: 14470748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03124070600651861     Document Type: Article

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