Improving group processes in transdisciplinary case studies for sustainability learning

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-42

  Hansmann, Ralf ^a   Crott, Helmut W ^b   Mieg, Harald A ^a,c   Scholz, Roland W ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Environmental management; Learning; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 58449098409     PISSN: 14676370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14676370910925235     Document Type: Article

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