Using the internet to support international collaborations for global geography education

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 239-253

  Solem, Michael N ^a   Bell, Scott ^b   Fournier, Eric ^c   Gillespie, Carol ^d   Lewitsky, Miranda ^d   Lockton, Harwood ^e  

^a Association of American Geographers   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c SAMFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e AVONDALE COLLEGE OF HIGHER EDUCATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Global geography; International collaborative learning; World wide web

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEARNING; MIGRATION; WORLD WIDE WEB;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0942280218     PISSN: 03098265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0309826032000145034     Document Type: Article

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