Online collaborative learning for healthcare continuing professional development: A cross-case analysis of three case studies

Medical Teacher

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Sandars, John ^a   Langlois, Michele ^b   Waterman, Heather ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEARNING; MEDICAL ETHICS; ONLINE SYSTEM; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SUPPORT GROUP; TELEPHONE;

COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LEARNING; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 34250027587     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590601045916     Document Type: Article

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