Student Support in Open Learning: Sustaining the process

Student Support in Open Learning: Sustaining the process

This paper discusses the aspect of student support that emerged as a key component of a longitudinal study into the experiences of nurses studying through open learning in the UK. Students engaged in this study were mature learners who were practicing nurses and predominantly, but not exclusively, w...

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Veröffentlicht in:International review of research in open and distance learning 2003-04, Vol.4 (1), p.1-15
1. Verfasser: Dearnley, Christine
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Clinical medicine
Conferences
constant comparative analysis
Course Content
Data Analysis
Education
Foreign Countries
Health services
Higher Education
Interprofessional Relationship
Learning
Lifelong learning
longitudinal research
Longitudinal Studies
Networks
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing care
Open Learning
professional and academic networks
Professional relationships
Qualifications
Reentry Students
social
Social support
Social Support Groups
Student Support Services
Study skills
United Kingdom
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Zusammenfassung:This paper discusses the aspect of student support that emerged as a key component of a longitudinal study into the experiences of nurses studying through open learning in the UK. Students engaged in this study were mature learners who were practicing nurses and predominantly, but not exclusively, women. Participants perceived entering higher education as a considerable challenge.
ISSN:1492-3831
1492-3831
DOI:10.19173/irrodl.v4i1.132