Supporting academic publication: Evaluation of a writing course combined with writers' support group

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 516-521

  Rickard, Claire M ^a   McGrail, Matthew R ^b   Jones, Rebecca ^b   O'Meara, Peter ^c   Robinson, Anske ^b   Burley, Mollie ^b   Ray Barruel, Gillian ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Academic; Questionnaire; Writing course; Writing for publication; Writing support group

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEER GROUP; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; PUBLISHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF HELP; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; WRITING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; FACULTY, NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING RESEARCH; PEER GROUP; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLISHING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VICTORIA; WRITING;

EID: 67349206908     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2008.11.005     Document Type: Article

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