Educational and Service Partnerships: An Example of Global Flattening

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-65

  Finkelman, Anita ^a   Kenner, Carole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Education; Partnerships; Service; Technology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; UNITED STATES;

CULTURAL DIVERSITY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NURSING SERVICES; OKLAHOMA; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; OUTSOURCED SERVICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38349102281     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2007.02.002     Document Type: Article

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