Scientific fieldwork: An opportunity for pedagogical-content knowledge development

Journal of Geoscience Education

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 371-376

  Dickerson, Daniel L ^a   Dawkins, Karen R ^b   Annetta, Len ^c  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; FIELDWORK; HIGHER EDUCATION; KNOWLEDGE; MODELING; TEACHING;

EID: 63249100647     PISSN: 10899995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5408/1089-9995-55.5.371     Document Type: Article

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