International geography fieldwork as a catalyst for university and school collaboration

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 393-408

  Edmondson, Sally ^a   Speake, Janet ^a   Crawford, Kevin ^a   Whiteside, Donna ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Calderstones School   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

International fieldwork; School university collaboration; Transition

Indexed keywords

FIELDWORK; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; ROMANIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70350380351     PISSN: 03098265     EISSN: 14661845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098260902982393     Document Type: Article

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