Is the future secure for geography education?

Geography

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 158-165

  Butt, Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION POLICY; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; HIGHER EDUCATION; SECONDARY EDUCATION; STUDENT; TEACHING;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 54849434403     PISSN: 00167487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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