Recapturing quality field experiences and strengthening teaching-research links

New Zealand Geographer

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 139-146

  Spronken Smith, Rachel ^a   Hilton, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Field research method; Fieldwork; Inquiry based learning; Physical geography; Teaching research link

Indexed keywords

FIELDWORK; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; LEARNING; PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY; RESEARCH; STUDENT; TEACHING;

EID: 68149173372     PISSN: 00288144     EISSN: 17457939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7939.2009.01156.x     Document Type: Article

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