Teaching geography for social transformation

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 117-131

  Wellens, Jane ^a   Berardi, Andrea ^b   Chalkley, Brian ^c   Chambers, Bill ^d   Healey, Ruth ^e   Monk, Janice ^f   Vender, Jodi ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^d LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^g PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geography curriculum; Inequality; Social change; Teaching for social transformation

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; HIGHER EDUCATION; TEACHING;

EID: 33646401395     PISSN: 03098265     EISSN: 14661845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098260500499717     Document Type: Article

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