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Safeguarding cyborg childhoods: incorporating the on/offline behaviour of children into everyday social work practices

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Safeguarding cyborg childhoods: incorporating the on/offline behaviour of children into everyday social work practices. / May-Chahal, Corinne; Mason, Claire; Rashid, Awais et al.
In: British Journal of Social Work, Vol. 44, No. 3, 2014, p. 596-614.

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May-Chahal, C, Mason, C, Rashid, A, Walkerdine, J, Rayson, P & Greenwood, P 2014, 'Safeguarding cyborg childhoods: incorporating the on/offline behaviour of children into everyday social work practices', British Journal of Social Work, vol. 44, no. 3, pp. 596-614. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcs121

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May-Chahal, C., Mason, C., Rashid, A., Walkerdine, J., Rayson, P., & Greenwood, P. (2014). Safeguarding cyborg childhoods: incorporating the on/offline behaviour of children into everyday social work practices. British Journal of Social Work, 44(3), 596-614. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcs121

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May-Chahal C, Mason C, Rashid A, Walkerdine J, Rayson P, Greenwood P. Safeguarding cyborg childhoods: incorporating the on/offline behaviour of children into everyday social work practices. British Journal of Social Work. 2014;44(3):596-614. Epub 2012 Aug 21. doi: 10.1093/bjsw/bcs121

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May-Chahal, Corinne ; Mason, Claire ; Rashid, Awais et al. / Safeguarding cyborg childhoods : incorporating the on/offline behaviour of children into everyday social work practices. In: British Journal of Social Work. 2014 ; Vol. 44, No. 3. pp. 596-614.

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