Modularisation - Flexible or restrictive professional education

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 337-343

  Gass, John ^a   Banks, Debbie ^a   Wilson, Anthony J ^a  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Mental health; Modularisation; Professional development

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; LEARNING; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDWIFE; NURSING EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SKILL; UNIVERSITY;

CURRICULUM; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PROGRAMMED INSTRUCTION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING;

EID: 3242749846     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2004.02.007     Document Type: Article

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