Self-directed learning: Implications and limitations for undergraduate nursing education

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 363-368

  Levett Jones, Tracy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adult education; Androgogy; Self directed learning; Undergraduate nursing education

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; INDEPENDENCE; LEARNING; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEACHER; THEORY;

EDUCATION, NURSING; HUMANS; PROGRAMMED INSTRUCTION;

EID: 21044455017     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2005.03.003     Document Type: Article

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