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Cuprins
1. Social Work with Marginalized Sections.- 2. Social Work and Social Policy.- 3. Social work and Human Rights.- 4. Social Work Advocacy.- 5. Social Activism.- 6. Social Work and Sustainability.- 7. Challenges for Social Work Education and Practice.- 8. Future Directions.
Despre autor
Rajendra Baikady is Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work, at the Central University of Kerala, India, and Senior Research Associate at the Department of Social Work and Community Development, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He has wide research experience in evaluating best practices of social work education and practice in both local and global contexts. Dr. Baikady is the Founding Editor in Chief of the Journal, Discover Global Society published by Springer Nature.