How the metaphor of a gap between theory and practice has influenced nursing education

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 263-268

  Gallagher, Peter ^a  

^a Universal College of Learning   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Gap; Metaphor; Practice; Theory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONVERSATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; LEARNING; NURSING EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; THEORY; WRITING;

EID: 2442521488     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2004.01.006     Document Type: Article

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