Supporting holistic understanding of geographical problems: Fieldwork and G-Portal

International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 330-343

  Chatterjea, Kalyani ^a   Chang, Chew Hung ^a   Lim, Ee Peng ^b   Zhang, Jun ^b   Theng, Yin Leng ^c   Go, Dion Hoe Lian ^c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Fieldwork; G Portal; Holistic understanding; Online data sharing; Spatial data management

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; FIELDWORK; GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; HOLISTIC APPROACH; SPATIAL DATA; WORLD WIDE WEB;

EID: 58049197831     PISSN: 10382046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10382040802401623     Document Type: Article

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