Partnerships for Prosperity: A Need for Social Workers in the Early Childhood Development Centers and Schools of the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Quality education is acknowledged as an important investment in supporting the healthy development of South Africa's children and in the fight against poverty. This article argues that quality education in South Africa should be supported by a team of professionals who work together in a classroom s...
| Publicado en: | Children & Schools Vol. 40; no. 4; pp. 199 - 211 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Oct2018
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