The Case for Women's Studies in Social Work Education

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• SAIT's Gender Review Committee is a useful example of a mechanism through which to achieve curriculum reform. (A.A.S.W.E. newsletter, 1984 ), Abromovitz (1980) offers a ‘continuum model’ and ‘strategies for system readiness’.
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• We would like to acknowledge the assistance of Jo Gaha in the design of our course.
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