Nursing students' perception of a web-based intervention to support learning

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 584-590

  Koch, Jane ^a   Andrew, Sharon ^a   Salamonson, Yenna ^a   Everett, Bronwyn ^b   Davidson, Patricia M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioscience; Blended learning; English as a second language (ESL); Web based learning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; AUSTRALIA; COMPUTER INTERFACE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; TEACHING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS, NURSING; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 77954537526     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2009.12.005     Document Type: Article

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