Midnight at the IDL: Student confusion and textbook error

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 197-207

  Uhlik, Kim S ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geographical education; International Date Line; Standard time; Teaching geography; Textbook error; Time zones

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; STANDARD (REFERENCE); STUDENT; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 3943100057     PISSN: 03098265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0309826042000242440     Document Type: Article

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