Unpacking the ‘value added’ impact of continuing professional education: A multi-method case study approach

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 341-349

  Smith, Jo ^a   Topping, Annie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 0035402316     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/nedt.2001.0564     Document Type: Article

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