Differences in Classroom Teaching Preferences between Traditional and Adult BSN Students

Journal of Nursing Education

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 163-170

  Thompson, Cesarina ^a   Sheckley, Barry G ^b  

^a SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DECISION MAKING; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; TEACHING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION, NURSING, ASSOCIATE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL, RETRAINING; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, NURSING; TEACHING;

EID: 0031116366     PISSN: 00223158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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