Factors related to self-directed learning readiness of students in health professional programs: A scoping review

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 52, Issue , 2017, Pages 28-33

  Slater, Craig E ^a,b   Cusick, Anne ^b,c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Education; Health occupations; Interdisciplinary studies; Professional; Students

Indexed keywords

DENTISTRY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION; KNOWLEDGE BASE; MALE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PARAMEDICAL PROFESSION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING; STUDENT; AGE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH STUDENT; LEARNING; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC RELATIONS;

AGE FACTORS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LEARNING; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS;

EID: 85013276160     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2017.02.011     Document Type: Review

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