Issues in case-study methodology in investigating environmental and sustainability issues in higher education: Towards a problem-based approach?

Environmental Education Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-37

  Dillon, Justin ^a   Reid, Alan ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33746133748     PISSN: 13504622     EISSN: 14695871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1350462032000173689     Document Type: Article

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