The utility and organization of a college field course: Examining national park management

Journal of Geography

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 57-66

  Tueth, Matthew W ^a   Wikle, Thomas A ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Field course; Field based learning; National park; Park management

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; FIELDWORK; LEARNING; NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 0034047147     PISSN: 00221341     EISSN: 17526868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221340008978957     Document Type: Article

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