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CHANGE BETWEEN ENTRY AND GRADUATION IN MSW STUDENT VIEWS ON SOCIAL WORK'S TRADITIONAL MISSION, CAREER MOTIVATIONS, AND PRACTICE PREFERENCES: CAUCASIAN, STUDENT OF COLOR, AND AMERICAN INDIAN GROUP COMPARISONS

Gordon E. Limb Brigham Young University
&
Kurt C. Organista University of California at Berkeley
Pages 269-290 | Published online: 16 Mar 2013

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