Computer mediated conferencing - A hope or hype for healthcare education in higher learning?: A review of the Literature

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 318-324

  Loke Jennifer, C F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer conferencing; Health care students; Nurses

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COOPERATION; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; TEACHING; TELECOMMUNICATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMMUNICATION; COMPUTER LITERACY; COMPUTER USER TRAINING; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE TEAM; STUDENTS, NURSING; TELECOMMUNICATIONS;

EID: 34147221103     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2006.05.012     Document Type: Article

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