Issues with e-learning in nursing and health education in the uk: Are new technologies being embraced in the teaching and learning environments?

Journal of Research in Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 77-90

  Moule, Pam ^a   Ward, Rod ^a   Lockyer, Lesley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

e learning; Health sciences; Interviews; Nursing; Scoping questionnaire

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651387537     PISSN: 17449871     EISSN: 1744988X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744987110370940     Document Type: Article

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