The approaches to learning of student nurses in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 899-910

  Cowman, Seamus ^a,b  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b NONE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Approaches to learning; Deep learning; Learning context; Learning environment; Surface learning; Theories of learning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRELAND; LEARNING; MALE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EDUCATION, NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; LEARNING; MALE; NORTHERN IRELAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 0032176128     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1998.00733.x     Document Type: Article

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