Teaching geographic information systems in a problem-based learning environment

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 385-402

  Drennon, Christine ^a  

^a TRINITY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

GIS; Problem based learning; Urban fragmentation

Indexed keywords

GIS; LEARNING; TEACHING; URBAN AREA;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 27644440511     PISSN: 03098265     EISSN: 14661845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098260500290934     Document Type: Article

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