Who's serving whom? Partners, process, and products in service-learning projects in South African Urban Geography

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 269-285

  Oldfield, Sophie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Community benefits; Service learning; South Africa; Urban geography

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; LEARNING; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY SECTOR; URBAN GEOGRAPHY;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 42149103830     PISSN: 03098265     EISSN: 14661845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098260701514215     Document Type: Article

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