Building capacity for e-learning for nurse training in Zambia and Ghana: Appropriate computer technologies?

IET Conference Publications

Volumn 2012, Issue 608 CP, 2012, Pages

  Vallis, J M ^a   Mason, A C ^b   Afari Dekyi, K ^c   Ansotinge, E ^c   Antwi, J ^c   Chifwaila, L ^c   Fraser, F ^c   Moyo, P ^c   Mudenda, C ^c   Turner, C ^c   Urquhart, G ^c   Van Stam, G ^c   Wales, A ^c  

^a NHS EDUCATION FOR SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b Tropical Health Education Trust (THET)   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Capacity; e learning; Nurse training; Technologies; Workforce

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY; COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY; E-LEARNING TECHNOLOGY; MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS; POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS; STUDENT-CENTRED EDUCATION; TEACHING AND LEARNING; WORKFORCE;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; E-LEARNING; HEALTH; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; NURSING; RURAL AREAS; TECHNOLOGY;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 84877733953     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1049/cp.2012.1471     Document Type: Conference Paper

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