Adjunct Faculty Development: Reported Needs and Innovative Solutions

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 116-124

  Forbes, MaryAnn O ^a   Hickey, Mary T ^a   White, Jane ^a  

^a ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjunct nursing faculty; Faculty; Faculty development; Nursing education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT;

FACULTY, NURSING; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 77949425961     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2009.08.001     Document Type: Article

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