The use of synchronous videoconferencing teaching to increase access to specialist nurse education in rural kwazulu-natal, South Africa

Knowledge Management and E-Learning

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 154-168

  Chipps, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Nurse Education; Rural; Tele education; Videoconferencing (VC)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860232972     PISSN: 20737904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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