Growing the soil science profession through investment, vestment, and validation

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 453-460

  Ferris, Dawn R ^a   Hattey, Jeffory A ^b   Mullen, Michael D ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT PROCESS; CERTIFICATION PROCESS; CONTINUING EDUCATION; HIGHER EDUCATION; PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY; SOIL SCIENCE; STUDENT LEARNING;

AGRICULTURE; INVESTMENTS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

SOILS;

ETHICS; HIGHER EDUCATION; SOIL SCIENCE; SOIL STRENGTH; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

EID: 77949583895     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2009.0172     Document Type: Review

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