Sessional teachers in a BN program: Bridging the divide or widening the gap?

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 453-457

  Andrew, Sharon ^a   Halcomb, Elizabeth J ^a   Jackson, Debra ^a   Peters, Kath ^a   Salamonson, Yenna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Education; Nurse; Sessional teacher; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PERCEPTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TEACHING; TIME;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FACULTY, NURSING; HUMANS; PERCEPTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOLS, NURSING; STUDENTS, NURSING; TEACHING; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953685481     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2009.10.004     Document Type: Article

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