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ERIC Number: EJ384176
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Graduate Schools of Social Work Enjoying New Boom as Adults Seek Career Changes and Advanced Degrees.
Magner, Denise K.
Chronicle of Higher Education, v35 n17 pA33-34 Jan 4 1989
A renewed interest in social work is discussed. Trends causing a resurgence of interest include: part-time programs, older students returning to school to make career shifts, students pursuing degrees for jobs in the private, for-profit sector, and increased legal recognition of social work. (MLW)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Altruism, Career Change, Enrollment Trends, Family Problems, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Homeless People, Part Time Students, Social Work, Substance Abuse
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Catholic University of America DC