ePortfolio in Midwifery practice: "The way of the future"

Women and Birth

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 94-102

  Pincombe, Jan ^a   McKellar, Lois ^a,b   Weise, Marlene ^c   Grinter, Elizabeth ^a   Beresford, Gerardine ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Youth and Women's Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Action research; EPortfolio; Midwifery; Midwifery education; Portfolio

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; INTERVIEW; LEARNING; MEDICAL STUDENT; MIDWIFERY EDUCATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

EID: 77955511643     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2009.05.001     Document Type: Article

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