Disposition towards critical thinking: A study of Chinese undergraduate nursing students

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 84-90

  Ip, Wan Yim ^a,b   Lee, Diana T F ^a   Lee, Iris F K ^a   Chau, Janita P C ^a   Wootton, Yvonne S Y ^a   Chang, Anne M ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; Critical disposition; Critical thinking; Hong Kong; Nurse education; Nursing practice; Undergraduate nursing students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; THINKING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, NURSING; THINKING;

EID: 0034221073     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.01417.x     Document Type: Article

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