Pharmacy students' approaches to learning in undergraduate and graduate entry programs

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1-6

  Smith, Lorraine ^a   Krass, Ines ^a   Sainsbury, Erica ^a   Rose, Grenville ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Aftercare   (Australia)

Author keywords

Learning; Lifelong learning; Longitudinal study; Vermunt's inventory of learning styles

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING; LIFELONG LEARNING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHARMACY STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; VERMUNT'S INVENTORY OF LEARNING STYLES; YOUNG ADULT; ADULT;

LEARNING; LIFELONG LEARNING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; VERMUNT'S INVENTORY OF LEARNING STYLES;

AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; EDUCATION, PHARMACY, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; STUDENTS, PHARMACY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957130027     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/aj7406106     Document Type: Article

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