Assessment of the quality of interaction in distance learning programmes utilizing the Internet or interactive television: Perceptions of students and lecturers

Medical Teacher

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Mash, Bob ^a   Marais, Debbie ^a   Van Der Walt, Stephanie ^a   Van Deventer, Idilette ^a   Steyn, Margot ^a   Labadarios, Demetre ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; FACULTY STUDENT RELATION; FAMILY MEDICINE; INTERNET; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NUTRITION EDUCATION; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOUTH AFRICA; STUDENT ATTITUDE; STUDENT SATISFACTION; TEACHER; TELECONFERENCE; TELEVISION; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADULT; ASIA; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATION, NURSING; EUROPE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOUTH AFRICA; TELEVISION;

EID: 33646120555     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590600568439     Document Type: Article

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