The politics of social work research

Reflecting on Social Work - Discipline and Profession

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 55-71

  Butler, Ian ^a   Pugh, Richard ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85086982754     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315245072-9     Document Type: Chapter

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