Nurses' motivations for web-based learning and the role of internet self-efficacy

Innovations in Education and Teaching International

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-37

  Liang, Jyh Chong ^a   Wu, Szu Hsien ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Internet self efficacy; Motivation; Nurse; Web based continuing learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 76449083911     PISSN: 14703297     EISSN: 14703300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14703290903525820     Document Type: Article

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