What matters most? Predictors of student satisfaction in public health educational courses

Public Health

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 462-473

  El Ansari, W ^a,b   Oskrochi, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaluation research; Learning and teaching; Public health education; Satisfaction indicators; Student characteristics

Indexed keywords

HEALTH EDUCATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; STUDENT;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SATISFACTION; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DISABLED PERSONS; EDUCATION, PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 33646181842     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2005.12.005     Document Type: Article

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