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The Social Model of Disability as a Threshold Concept: Troublesome Knowledge and Liminal Spaces in Social Work Education

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The Social Model of Disability as a Threshold Concept: Troublesome Knowledge and Liminal Spaces in Social Work Education. / Morgan, Hannah.
In: Social Work Education, Vol. 31, No. 2, 2012, p. 215-226.

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Morgan, H 2012, 'The Social Model of Disability as a Threshold Concept: Troublesome Knowledge and Liminal Spaces in Social Work Education', Social Work Education, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 215-226. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2012.644964

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Morgan, H. (2012). The Social Model of Disability as a Threshold Concept: Troublesome Knowledge and Liminal Spaces in Social Work Education. Social Work Education, 31(2), 215-226. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2012.644964

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Morgan H. The Social Model of Disability as a Threshold Concept: Troublesome Knowledge and Liminal Spaces in Social Work Education. Social Work Education. 2012;31(2):215-226. doi: 10.1080/02615479.2012.644964

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Morgan, Hannah. / The Social Model of Disability as a Threshold Concept: Troublesome Knowledge and Liminal Spaces in Social Work Education. In: Social Work Education. 2012 ; Vol. 31, No. 2. pp. 215-226.

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