Addressing the new agenda for fieldwork in higher education

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 391-398

  Higgitt, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contemporary higher education; Course design; Educational theory; Fieldwork

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001524260     PISSN: 03098265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098269608709382     Document Type: Conference Paper

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