Study Abroad Ghana: An International Experiential Learning.
The global nature of social problems indicates how important it is for social workers to be involved in international issues. For example, overseas experience in social work programs is in consonance with the Council on Social Work Education's emphasis on global context of social work practice. In v...
| Published in: | Journal of Social Work Education Vol. 49; no. 4; pp. 701 - 716 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Fall2013
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