How 'blended' is blended learning?: Students' perceptions of issues around the integration of online and face-to-face learning in a continuing professional development (CPD) health care context

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 887-891

  Glogowska, Margaret ^a   Young, Pat ^a   Lockyer, Lesley ^a   Moule, Pam ^a  

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

Author keywords

Blended learning; Continuing professional development; E learning; Health care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TEACHING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEARNING; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STUDENTS, NURSING; TEACHING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80755135521     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2011.02.003     Document Type: Article

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