An evaluation of the use of internet sources as a basis for geography coursework

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-34

  Newnham, Rewi ^a   Mather, Anne ^a   Grattan, John ^b   Holmes, Adrian ^a   Gardner, Adam ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coursework; Internet; Natural hazards

Indexed keywords

COURSEWORK; GEOGRAPHY TEACHING; INTERNET; NATURAL HAZARD;

EID: 0031815503     PISSN: 03098265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098269885994     Document Type: Review

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