Student inquiries into neglected research for a sustainable society: Communication and application

Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 311-320

  Pearce, Joshua ^a   Russill, Chris ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Active citizenship; Self directed learning; Sustainable

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING RESEARCH; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STUDENTS;

ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0042977645     PISSN: 02704676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0270467603256079     Document Type: Conference Paper

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