Variations in international understandings of employability for geography

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 133-145

  Rooney, Paul ^a   Kneale, Pauline ^b   Gambini, Barbara ^c   Keiffer, Artimus ^d   Vandrasek, Barbara ^e   Gedye, Sharon ^f  

^a LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^d WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Employability; Geographers; International understanding

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; TEACHING;

EID: 33646415380     PISSN: 03098265     EISSN: 14661845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098260500499766     Document Type: Article

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