Geography and education: Perspectives on quality in UK higher education

Progress in Human Geography

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 97-108

  Healey, Mick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHY TEACHING; HIGHER EDUCATION; TEACHING QUALITY;

UK;

EID: 0030859481     PISSN: 03091325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/030913297671399669     Document Type: Review

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