Indicators of success in distance education

CIN - Computers Informatics Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 68-72

  Kreideweis, Judy ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Distance education; Framework; Indicators; Success; Technology

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INTERNET; LEARNING; LIFE EVENT; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MODEL; MOTIVATION; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERFORMANCE; POPULATION; REVIEW; SKILL; SOCIAL STATUS; TECHNOLOGY; TIME; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 17144368823     PISSN: 15382931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024665-200503000-00005     Document Type: Review

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