Skills in professional geography: An assessment of workforce needs and expectations

Professional Geographer

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 356-373

  Solem, Michael ^a   Cheung, Ivan ^a   Schlemper, M Beth ^b  

^a Insurance Institute for Highway Safety ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Competency model; Geography workforce; Professional development; Skills

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; EMPLOYMENT; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; SKILLED LABOR; WORKING CONDITIONS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 46849110422     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: 14679272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00330120802013620     Document Type: Article

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