Pupil's conceptions of geography: Towards an improved undestanding

International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 348-361

  Hopwood, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analysis; Conceptions; Geography; Pupils

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; SECONDARY EDUCATION;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 22744446398     PISSN: 10382046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14724040408668455     Document Type: Article

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