Rehabilitation Professionals' Satisfaction With Continuing Education Delivered at a Distance Using Different Technologies

Assistive Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 104-115

  Liu, Lili ^a   Cook, Albert ^a   Miyazaki, Masako ^a   Varnhagen, Stanley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Continuing education; Continuing professional development; Distance learning; Internet; Tele education; Videoconferencing

Indexed keywords

BROADCASTING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LEARNING SYSTEMS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS; VIDEO CONFERENCING; WORLD WIDE WEB;

HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDERS; STAKEHOLDERS; VIDEOTAPES; WEB-BASED TECHNOLOGY;

DISTANCE EDUCATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERNET; JOB SATISFACTION; LEARNING; NORMAL HUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; POSTAL MAIL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; REHABILITATION; TELECOMMUNICATION; VIDEORECORDING; VIDEOTAPE;

ALBERTA; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERNET; LEARNING; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REHABILITATION;

EID: 6344269868     PISSN: 10400435     EISSN: 19493614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10400435.2004.10132079     Document Type: Article

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