Online vs. face-to-face discussion in a web-based research methods course for postgraduate nursing students: A quasi-experimental study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 750-759

  Campbell, Malcolm ^a   Gibson, Will ^b   Hall, Andy ^a   Richards, David ^c   Callery, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute of Education   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comparative study; Nurse education; Online learning; Teaching methods

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TEACHING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING RESEARCH; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 43649100919     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2006.12.011     Document Type: Article

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