Exploration of the effects of peer teaching of research on students in an undergraduate nursing programme

Journal of Research in Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 415-430

  Thomson, Patricia ^a   Smith, Annetta ^a   Annesley, Sarah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

education; nursing; peer teaching; undergraduate students

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908506363     PISSN: 17449871     EISSN: 1744988X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744987113519444     Document Type: Article

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