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A new distance learning national framework for social work continuing education: critical reflections on the first phases of implementation

Jo Rees, Teresa de Villiers, Wulf Livingston, Tracey Maegusuku-Hewett Orcid Logo, Gwenan Prysor, Jo Redcliffe

Social Work Education, Volume: 37, Issue: 6, Pages: 761 - 774

Swansea University Authors: Tracey Maegusuku-Hewett Orcid Logo, Jo Redcliffe

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DOI (Published version): 10.1080/02615479.2018.1479383

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This article utilises a range of secondary research methodologies in an exploration of the challenges and opportunities that have arisen from the establishment and first years of delivery of a new single and predominantly distant learning national post-qualifying framework. The CPEL framework is dir...

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ISSN: 0261-5479 1470-1227
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title A new distance learning national framework for social work continuing education: critical reflections on the first phases of implementation
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