Introducing Large-Scale Educational Reform in a Complex Environment: The Role of Piloting and Evaluation in Modernizing Medical Careers

Evaluation

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 358-370

  Swanwick, Tim ^a  

^a London Deanery ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

complexity; educational change; evaluation; medical education; pilot

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547275813     PISSN: 13563890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1356389007078624     Document Type: Article

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