Integrating participatory action research and GIS education: Negotiating methodologies, politics and technologies

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-65

  Elwood, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Active learning; GIS; Participatory action research; Research methods

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; EDUCATION; GIS; HIGHER EDUCATION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; STUDENT;

EID: 61349153599     PISSN: 03098265     EISSN: 14661845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098260802276565     Document Type: Conference Paper

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