Political ecology of design and technology education: an inquiry into methods

International Journal of Technology and Design Education

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 207-237

  Petrina, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; ECOLOGY; EDUCATION; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

POLITICAL ECOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION;

TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0033712174     PISSN: 09577572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008955016067     Document Type: Article

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