Students' perceptions of the learning experience in a large class environment

Nursing Education Perspectives

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 322-326

  Leufer, Therese ^a,b  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Class size; Large classes; Learning experience; Nursing education in Ireland; Student interaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; IRELAND; LEARNING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TEACHING;

ADULT; EDUCATION, NURSING, DIPLOMA PROGRAMS; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; IRELAND; LEARNING; MALE; STUDENTS, NURSING; TEACHING;

EID: 37649018195     PISSN: 15365026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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