Choosing to become a social worker: Motives, incentives, concerns and disincentives

Social Work Education

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-34

  Christie, Alastair ^a   Kruk, Edward ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b NONE

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EID: 85064292258     PISSN: 02615479     EISSN: 14701227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02615479811220031     Document Type: Article

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