International perspectives on the effectiveness of geography fieldwork for learning

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 89-101

  Fuller, Ian ^a   Edmondson, Sally ^b   France, Derek ^c   Higgitt, David ^d   Ratinen, Ilkka ^e  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^e UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Geography fieldwork; International perspectives; Learning

Indexed keywords

LEARNING; RESEARCH; STUDENT;

EID: 33646433056     PISSN: 03098265     EISSN: 14661845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098260500499667     Document Type: Review

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