An international perspective on developing skills through geography programmes for employability and life: Narratives from New Zealand and the United States

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 271-276

  Le Heron, Richard ^a   Hathaway, James T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communicating; Employment skills; Geographical skills; Quality improvement; Relevance

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; HIGHER EDUCATION; TEACHING;

NEW ZEALAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033857826     PISSN: 03098265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098260050077562     Document Type: Conference Paper

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