The fragmented discourse of the 'knowledgeable doer': Nursing academics' and nurse managers' perspectives on a master's education for nurses

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 173-186

  Drennan, Jonathan ^a   Hyde, Abbey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Education; Ireland; Masters' programmes; Nursing; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARD; STANDARDS;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 63949087924     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-008-9102-x     Document Type: Article

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