Nursing and healthcare students' experiences and use of e-learning in higher education

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2785-2795

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

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

Author keywords

E learning; Health care; Higher education; Nursing; Student engagement; Student experiences; Technology enhanced learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONSUMER; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MASS COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WEBCAST;

ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; BLOGGING; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATION, NURSING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERNET; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOFTWARE; STUDENTS, NURSING; WEBCASTS AS TOPIC;

EID: 79551480509     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05453.x     Document Type: Article

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