Geographic information systems: A tool to support geography and environmental education?

GeoJournal

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 191-199

  Withambednarz, Sarah ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

environmental education; geography education; GIS; pedagogy; transfer

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; PEDAGOGY;

EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; GIS; TEACHING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3142764937     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:GEJO.0000033574.44345.c9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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