Teaching research methodology to geography undergraduates: Rationale and practice in a human geography programme

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 255-277

  Welch, Richard V ^a   Panelli, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Methodology; Research; Teaching; Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; HUMAN GEOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; STUDENT; TEACHING;

EID: 0942280301     PISSN: 03098265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0309826032000145043     Document Type: Article

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