Tracing Job Quality and Equity in the Social Work Profession.
Poor job quality, particularly low wages, remains a persistent concern in the social work profession, contributing to high turnover and recruitment challenges. Although concerns over the quality of social work jobs may not be new, we know little about how the quality of social work jobs has evolved...
| Publicado en: | Social Work Vol. 71; no. 3; pp. 249 - 261 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Jul2026
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