Assessment of collaborative approaches to teaching an undergraduate environmental management course

Journal of Geography

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 213-221

  Nordstrom, Karl E ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Class projects; Collaborative reports; Course evaluation; Environmental management; Field work; Research and writing; Student learning

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATIVE APPROACH; COURSE EVALUATION; FIELDWORK; GEOGRAPHY TEACHING; SHORELINE MANAGEMENT; STUDENT LEARNING; UNDERGRADUATE COURSE;

USA;

EID: 0030438586     PISSN: 00221341     EISSN: 17526868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221349608978730     Document Type: Article

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