Group processes in medical education: Learning from social identity theory

Medical Education

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 143-152

  Burford, Bryan ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; LEARNING; RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84855825760     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2011.04099.x     Document Type: Article

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