Does constructivist epistemology have a place in nurse education?

Journal of Nursing Education

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 166-172

  Peters, Matt ^a,b  

^a TOI OHOMAI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HUMAN; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; REVIEW; TEACHING;

ADULT; COGNITION; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; TEACHING;

EID: 0034169805     PISSN: 00223158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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