Physiotherapy students' and clinical teachers' perceptions of clinical learning opportunities: A case study

Medical Teacher

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Ernstzen, D V ^a   Bitzer, E ^a   Grimmer Somers, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; LEARNING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; TEACHER; UNIVERSITY;

DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FACULTY, MEDICAL; HUMANS; LEARNING; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); SOUTH AUSTRALIA; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 71149109489     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590802512870     Document Type: Article

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