Student and staff experiences of using a virtual community, wessex bay, to support interprofessional learning: Messages for collaborative practice

Social Work Education

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 658-664

  Quinney, Anne ^a   Hutchings, Maggie ^a   Scammell, Janet ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collaborative practice; E learning; Interprofessional learning; Online learning; Staff experiences; Student experiences; Technology enhanced learning; Virtual community

Indexed keywords

EID: 49149092340     PISSN: 02615479     EISSN: 14701227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02615470802201754     Document Type: Article

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