Availability of a virtual learning environment does not compensate for the lack of a physical facility

Medical Teacher

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 258-263

  McHarg, Jane ^a   Goding, Lois ^a   Caldarone, Elda ^a   De Bere, Sam Regan ^a   McLachlan, John ^b  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLIED HEALTH EDUCATION; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; LEARNING; LIBRARY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; ONLINE SYSTEM; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; STUDENT SATISFACTION; VIRTUAL REALITY;

COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LIBRARIES, DIGITAL; LIBRARIES, MEDICAL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 33744937333     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590600605132     Document Type: Article

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