The self-directed learning readiness scale for nursing education revisited: A confirmatory factor analysis

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 44-48

  Fisher, Murray J ^a   King, Jennie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b New South Wales Government   (Australia)

Author keywords

Learning styles; Nurse education; Self directed learning; Self directed learning readiness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF EFFICACY; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 71349084791     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2009.05.020     Document Type: Article

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