Undergraduate paramedic students' attitudes to e-learning: Findings from five university programs

ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 89-100

  Williams, Brett ^a   Boyle, Malcolm ^a   Molloy, Andrew ^a   Brightwell, Richard ^a   Munro, Graham ^a   Service, Melinda ^a   Brown, Ted ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

E learning; Higher education; Paramedic

Indexed keywords

EID: 81255152286     PISSN: 09687769     EISSN: 17411629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21567069.2011.586679     Document Type: Article

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