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- Professional Social Work in East Africa: Towards Social Development, Poverty Reduction and Gender Equality
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: Fountain Publishers
summary
Prevalent poverty and related problems in the East African region call for substantial action from various stakeholders, including social workers. This book, based on comprehensive empirical research, portrays an emerging yet powerful profession that has a significant role to play in the endeavour towards social development, social justice, human rights and gender equality. The book is the first of its kind to provide first-hand theoretical and empirical evidence about social work in East Africa.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgements
- pp. xii-xiii
- About the Editors and Authors
- pp. xiv-xviii
- Part I: Theoretical Perspectives and Reflections
- Part II: The Origin and Status of Social Work in East Africa
- Part III: The Role of Social Work in Poverty Reduction: Empirical Findings
- Part IV: Social Policy, Gender and Conflict: The Role of Social Work
- Part V: The Way Forward
- 25. A Vision for Social Work in East Africa
- pp. 373-384
Additional Information
ISBN
9789970253708
Related ISBN(s)
9789970253678
MARC Record
OCLC
933515582
Pages
418
Launched on MUSE
2016-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No