The Practice-based Small Group Learning Programme: Experiences of learners in multi-professional groups

Journal of Interprofessional Care

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 262-272

  Kanisin Overton, Githa ^a   McCalister, Peter ^b   Kelly, Diane ^c   Macvicar, Ronald ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b Practice Based Small Group Learning   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS EDUCATION FOR SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Interprofessional learning; Multi professional learning; Practice based learning; Small group learning

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; PRACTICE BASED SMALL GROUP LEARNING PROGRAMME; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SELF ESTEEM; STUDENT ATTITUDE; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GROUP PROCESS; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING;

EDUCATION, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, NURSING; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING;

EID: 67650581991     PISSN: 13561820     EISSN: 14699567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13561820802697628     Document Type: Article

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