Preparing geology majors for their future by assessing what works for students and faculty

Journal of Geoscience Education

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 401-407

  Niemitz, Jeffrey William ^a,b  

^a DICKINSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Education geoscience; Education undergraduate; Geology teaching and curriculum

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006678395     PISSN: 10899995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5408/1089-9995-44.4.401     Document Type: Article

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