Students' perceptions of effective learning experiences in dental school: A qualitative study using a critical incident technique

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 124-132

  Victoroff, Kristin Zakariasen ^a   Hogan, Sarah ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Dental education; Dental students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CURRICULUM; DATA ANALYSIS; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDENTIFICATION KEY; INTERVIEW; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCIENTIST; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, DENTAL; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; INTERVIEWS; LEARNING; MALE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOLS, DENTAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENTS, DENTAL;

EID: 33645456069     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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