Geography, citizenship and volunteering: Some uses of the higher education active community fund in geography

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 355-368

  Yarwood, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Citizenship; Geography with the community; Service learning; Voluntarism

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; FINANCIAL PROVISION; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; HIGHER EDUCATION; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

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

EID: 27644581343     PISSN: 03098265     EISSN: 14661845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098260500290918     Document Type: Article

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