Aspects of curriculum policy in preregistration nursing education in the Republic of Ireland: Issues and reflections

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 558-565

  Fealy, Gerard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Curriculum policy; Epistemology; Nursing education; Nursing science; Pedagogical practice; Republic of Ireland

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; IRELAND; NURSING EDUCATION; STANDARD;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING; IRELAND;

EID: 0036517155     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2002.02132.x     Document Type: Article

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