The evolution of midwifery education at the master's level: A study of Swedish midwifery education programmes after the implementation of the Bologna process

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 866-872

  Hermansson, Evelyn ^a   Mårtensson, Lena B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bologna process; Higher education; Midwifery curriculum; Midwifery education programme; Postgraduate level; Survey

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; NURSE MIDWIFE; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SWEDEN;

EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; NURSE MIDWIVES; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; SWEDEN;

EID: 84881025191     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2012.09.015     Document Type: Article

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