Have geographers lost their way? Issues relating to the recruitment of geographers into school teaching

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 39-56

  Rawlinson, Steve ^a   Essex Cater, Liz ^a   Bolden, David ^a   Constable, Hilary ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Admissions; ITT (initial teacher training); Recruitment; Teacher shortage

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; HIGHER EDUCATION; TEACHER TRAINING; TEACHING;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037367469     PISSN: 03098265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0309826032000062450     Document Type: Article

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