Thinking outside the box: Interdisciplinary integration of teaching and research on an environment and development study programme

Interdisciplinary Science Reviews

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 309-326

  Oksen, Peter ^a   Magid, Jakob ^b   De Neergaard, Andreas ^b  

^a ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Environment; Interdisciplinary education and research; International co operation

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT; INTERDISCIPLINARITY; INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION; INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION; PERSONAL RELATIONS; STUDENT EVALUATION; TEACHING AND RESEARCHES;

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; STUDENTS;

RESEARCH;

EID: 71649093436     PISSN: 03080188     EISSN: 17432790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/030801809X12529269201165     Document Type: Article

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