Informing rural and remote students about careers in health: Factors influencing career decisions

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 289-295

  Buikstra, Elizabeth ^a   Eley, Robert M ^a   Hindmarsh, Natalie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Cunningham Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Career guidance; Health occupation; Queensland; Secondary education

Indexed keywords

ALLIED HEALTH EDUCATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FINANCE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INTERVIEW; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SELF REPORT; TELEPHONE; WORKSHOP;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, PREMEDICAL; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; STUDENTS; VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE;

EID: 34548299143     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2007.00899.x     Document Type: Article

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