A qualitative evaluation of an Australian public health nutrition workforce development intervention involving mentoring circles

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1458-1465

  Palermo, Claire ^a   Hughes, Roger ^b   McCall, Louise ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Competence; Mentor; Mentoring circle; Workforce development

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PEER GROUP; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; TEACHER; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTORS; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; PEER GROUP; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; VICTORIA; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79960110812     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980010002491     Document Type: Article

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