Finding the southern part of cyberspace: Using the internet to teach the south

Journal of Geography

Volumn 97, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 213-227

  Alderman, Derek H ^a   Fournier, Eric J ^b  

^a GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAMFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

American south; Communication; Information; Internet; Regional identity; Representation; Teaching strategies

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; TEACHING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032430683     PISSN: 00221341     EISSN: 17526868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221349808978900     Document Type: Article

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