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Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment Volume 21, 2011 - Issue 7: Connecting Practice and Research: A Social Work Paradigm
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A Practice Evaluation of Professional Learning Communities among School Social Workers Using a Recollection Proxy Pretest Design

Tracy Carpenter-Aeby School of Social Work, College of Human Ecology, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
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Victor G. Aeby Department of Health and Human Performance, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
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Michelle Mozingo School Social Worker, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Pages 766-783 | Published online: 31 Oct 2011

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