Promoting and evaluating competence in on-line dietetics education

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1455-1458

  Litchfield, Ruth E ^a   Oakland, Mary Jane ^a   Anderson, Jean ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD NUTRITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETETICS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; ONLINE SYSTEM; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER NETWORK; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TEACHING;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; DIETETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP, NONMEDICAL; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 0036782977     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8223(02)90322-6     Document Type: Article

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