Theoretically speaking: Use of a communities of practice framework to describe and evaluate interprofessional education

Journal of Interprofessional Care

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 84-90

  Lees, Amanda ^a   Meyer, Edgar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

communities of practice; evaluation; Interprofessional education; pedagogy; theory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDUCATION; GROUP PROCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL WORK; TEACHING; UNITED KINGDOM; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

EDUCATION, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; ENGLAND; GROUP PROCESSES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL WORK; TEACHING;

EID: 79751499132     PISSN: 13561820     EISSN: 14699567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13561820.2010.515429     Document Type: Article

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