Information-seeking behaviour of nurse teachers in a school of health studies: A soft systems analysis

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-54

  Stokes, Peter J ^a   Lewin, David ^a  

^a PETERBOROUGH DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Information needs; Information resources; Information seeking behaviour; Lecturers; Soft Systems methodology

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; INTRANET; LIBRARY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE TRAINING; NURSING EDUCATION; OBSERVATION; POSTAL MAIL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKILL; STAFF; TEACHER; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 0346025588     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0260-6917(03)00122-9     Document Type: Article

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