Developing and piloting an online graduate nursing course focused on experiential learning of qualitative research methods

Journal of Nursing Education

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 345-348

  Holtslander, Lorraine F ^a   Racine, Louise ^b   Furniss, Shari ^b   Burles, Meridith ^b   Turner, Hollie ^b  

^a Helen Glass Centre for Nursing   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

CANADA; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PILOT PROJECTS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84862273083     PISSN: 01484834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20120427-03     Document Type: Article

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