An exploration of the assessment experiences of new academics as they engage with a community of practice in higher education

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 580-584

  Garrow, Amanda ^a   Tawse, Stephen ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic staff; Assessment; Community of practice; Knowledge conversion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COOPERATION; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; SOCIALIZATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION, NURSING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FACULTY, NURSING; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LEARNING; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 67649217142     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2009.01.013     Document Type: Article

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