Higher environmental education: Core disciplines and the transition to sustainability

Australasian Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 189-196

  Sherren, Kate ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Core curriculum; Education for sustainable development; Environmental studies; K means clustering; University degree programs

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CURRICULUM; HIGHER EDUCATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 54349097313     PISSN: 14486563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2008.10648747     Document Type: Article

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