Implications of Confucian learning on nurse education in the UK: A discussion

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-47

  Coopamah, Paravedy V ^a   Khan, Ehsan U ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Confucianism; International; Learning styles; Nurse education; Socratic philosophy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; TEACHING; UNITED KINGDOM;

CONFUCIANISM; EDUCATION, NURSING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; STUDENTS, NURSING; TEACHING;

EID: 78650008400     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2010.03.012     Document Type: Article

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