Innovation and obsolescence in geoscience field courses: Past experiences and proposals for the future

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 461, Issue , 2009, Pages 45-56

  De Paor, Declan G ^a   Whitmeyer, Steven J ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY; OBSOLESCENCE; STUDENTS;

BOSTON UNIVERSITY; COURSE CONTENTS; CURRICULUM INNOVATIONS; GEOSCIENCES; IRELAND; MANAGEMENT STYLE; STUDENT DEMANDS; STUDENT ENROLLMENTS;

CURRICULA;

CURRICULUM; FUTURE PROSPECT; INNOVATION; STUDENT; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951428288     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/2009.2461(05)     Document Type: Article

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