Active learning as a path to critical thinking: Are competencies a roadblock?

Nurse Education in Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 58-60

  Tedesco Schneck, Mary ^a  

^a HUSSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active learning; Competencies; Critical thinking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMAN; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; THINKING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING; HUMANS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; THINKING;

EID: 84871710288     PISSN: 14715953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2012.07.007     Document Type: Article

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