Core issues: Reflections on sustainability in Australian University coursework programs

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 400-413

  Sherren, Kate ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Sustainable development; Tertiary education; Universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748700184     PISSN: 14676370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14676370610702208     Document Type: Article

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