Social presence,satisfaction,and perceived learning of RN-to-BSN students in web-based nursing courses

Nursing Education Perspectives

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 115-119

  Cobb, Susan C ^a  

^a Thomas Edison State College   (United States)

Author keywords

Nursing students; Online nursing education; Perceived learning; Social presence; Student satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; EDUCATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING EDUCATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960618059     PISSN: 15365026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5480/1536-5026-32.2.115     Document Type: Article

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