Barriers to advanced education for indigenous Australian health workers: An exploratory study

Education for Health: Change in Learning and Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 187-

  Felton Busch, C M ^a   Solomon, S D ^a   McBain, K E ^a   De La Rue, S ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal health workers; Barriers to education; Indigenous health; Recruitment and retention

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREER MOBILITY; CHILD CARE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FAMILY COPING; HEALTH AUXILIARY; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PERSONNEL SELECTION; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 73349130727     PISSN: 13576283     EISSN: 14695804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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