'Moving with the times' taking a glocal approach: A qualitative study of African student nurse views of e learning

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 407-412

  Barker, Karen ^a   Omoni, Grace ^b   Wakasiaka, Sabina ^b   Watiti, James ^c   Mathai, Matthews ^d   Lavender, Tina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c Western Indian Ocean Community Awareness Research and Environment (WIO CARE)   (Tanzania)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

E learning; Midwife; Nurse; Student

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNET; KENYA; MALE; MIDWIFE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TEACHING; YOUNG ADULT;

ATTITUDE; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; INTERNET; KENYA; MALE; MIDWIFERY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STUDENTS, NURSING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876782368     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2013.01.001     Document Type: Article

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