Evaluation of an online study skills course

Active Learning in Higher Education

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 155-168

  Pryjmachuk, Steven ^a   Gill, Anita ^a   Wood, Patricia ^b   Olleveant, Nicola ^a   Keeley, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Independent Education and Training Consultant ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

focus groups; higher education; nursing students; online learning; study skills; survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863211685     PISSN: 14697874     EISSN: 17412625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469787412441298     Document Type: Article

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