Greening the university curriculum: Appraising an international movement

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-48

  Haigh, Martin ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education for sustainable development; Educational reform; ESD; Green curriculum; UN Resolution 57 254; United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION;

EID: 16344369918     PISSN: 03098265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098260500030355     Document Type: Conference Paper

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