International Virtual Field Trips: A new direction?

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 255-262

  Stainfield, John ^a   Fisher, Peter ^b   Ford, Bob ^c,e   Solem, Michael ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Economics   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e WESTMINSTER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

ICT; International; Virtual Field Course; Virtual Field Trips

Indexed keywords

FIELDWORK; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 0033866081     PISSN: 03098265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713677387     Document Type: Conference Paper

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