An exploration of on-line access by non-traditional students in higher education: A case study

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 409-415

  Dearnley, Chris ^a   Dunn, Ginny ^b   Watson, Sue ^a  

^a Graduate School   (United Kingdom)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Non traditional students; On line learning; Student support; Technical skills

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INTERNET; LIBRARY; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONLINE SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEACHING; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMPUTER LITERACY; COMPUTER USER TRAINING; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL, RETRAINING; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERNET; LIBRARIES, DIGITAL; MALE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 33745415998     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2005.11.011     Document Type: Article

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