A Qualitative Exploration of Multiple Perspectives on Transfer of Learning Between Classroom and Clinical Workplace

Teaching and Learning in Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 22-32

  Peters, Sanne ^a   Clarebout, Geraldine ^b   van Nuland, Marc ^a   Aertgeerts, Bert ^a   Roex, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

integration; qualitative research; transfer of learning

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; FEMALE; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STUDENT; TEACHER; WORKPLACE; ADULT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGY; TRANSFER OF LEARNING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85026423699     PISSN: 10401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10401334.2017.1339605     Document Type: Article

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