Geography and education I: The state of health of Geography in schools

Progress in Human Geography

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 667-676

  Winter, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Examinations; Geography; National curriculum; Reform; School; Scientism and universities

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION REFORM; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY;

EID: 70349638108     PISSN: 03091325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0309132508101603     Document Type: Article

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