Exploring the Place of Values in the New Social Work Degree in Scotland.
Social work education in the UK has experienced major changes in recent years with the move to an honours degree qualification. Introduced in 2003, the new degree requires students to develop skills in analysis and critical reflection yet, almost six years later, it would appear that this level of c...
| Published in: | Social Work Education Vol. 29; no. 6; pp. 633 - 646 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Sep2010
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