Achieving transformative sustainability learning: Engaging head, hands and heart

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 68-86

  Sipos, Yona ^a   Battisti, Bryce ^b   Grimm, Kurt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Action research; Canada; Education; Experiential learning; Learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349186565     PISSN: 14676370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14676370810842193     Document Type: Article

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