Development and evaluation of an Advanced Training Technology course within a union-based Industrial Emergency Response training program

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 429-435

  Fernandez, Jennifer A ^a   Vazquez, Luis ^b   Daltuva, Judith A ^a,c   Robins, Thomas G ^a   Williams, Melina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b U Auto Workers' Intl Health   (United States)

^c M6234 SPH II ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced training technologies; Industrial emergency response; Internet; Peer trainers; Small group activity method; Union; Web based training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEARNING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PROBLEM SOLVING; TEAMWORK; TRADE UNION; TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERNET; LABOR UNIONS; MICHIGAN; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 12444331992     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.10193     Document Type: Article

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