The effectiveness of self-directed learning in health professions education: A systematic review

Medical Education

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1057-1068

  Murad, Mohammad H ^a   Coto Yglesias, Fernando ^b   Varkey, Prathibha ^a   Prokop, Larry J ^a   Murad, Angela L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b CAJA COSTARRICENSE DE SEGURO SOCIAL   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LEARNING; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; STANDARD;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LEARNING; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 77958476934     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2010.03750.x     Document Type: Review

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