Studying to become a social worker: Examining the motivations of, and challenges facing, students at an open distance-learning university

Alpaslan, Assim; Lombard B.

dc.contributor.author	Alpaslan, Assim	en
dc.contributor.author	Lombard B.	en
dc.date.accessioned	2012-11-01T16:31:39Z
dc.date.available	2012-11-01T16:31:39Z
dc.date.issued	2011	en
dc.identifier.citation	Social Work	en
dc.identifier.citation	47	en
dc.identifier.citation	4	en
dc.identifier.issn	378054	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/7533
dc.description.abstract	This article is based on a research project adopting a qualitative research approach. It examines the motivations of a sample of students choosing social work as a career path, their reasons for studying at an open distance-learning (ODL) university and the challenges they faced in studying to become social workers at Unisa as an ODL institution.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	institutional framework; learning; research; social work; university sector	en
dc.title	Studying to become a social worker: Examining the motivations of, and challenges facing, students at an open distance-learning university	en
dc.type	Article	en