Professional development for education for sustainability: How advanced are Australian universities?

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 131-146

  Holdsworth, Sarah ^a   Wyborn, Carina ^a   Bekessy, Sarah ^a   Thomas, Ian ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Continuing professional development; Education; Sustainable development; Universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 42449139660     PISSN: 14676370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14676370810856288     Document Type: Article

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