Social interaction and participation: formative evaluation of online CME modules

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 172-179

  Guan, Jianfei ^a   Tregonning, Sarah ^a   Keenan, Louanne ^a,b  

^a 2 590 Edmonton Clinic Health Academy   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Barriers to online participation; Continuing; Education; Formative; Formative evaluation; Medical; Online social interaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; TEACHING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 53249092330     PISSN: 08941912     EISSN: 1554558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chp.174     Document Type: Article

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