The undergraduate geography fieldweek: Challenges and changes

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 411-421

  McEwen, Lindsey ^a   Harris, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fieldweek; Fieldwork; Restructuring; Transferable skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001063960     PISSN: 03098265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098269608709384     Document Type: Conference Paper

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