Strengthening teaching and research links: The case of a pollution exposure inquiry project

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 241-253

  Spronken Smith, Rachel ^a   Kingham, Simon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Fieldwork; Geography; Inquiry based learning; Project; Teaching research links

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CURRICULUM; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; TEACHING;

EID: 70449403509     PISSN: 03098265     EISSN: 14661845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098260802276813     Document Type: Article

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