Experience one: Teaching the geoscience curriculum in the field using experiential immersion learning

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 461, Issue , 2009, Pages 65-76

  Thomas, Robert C ^a   Roberts, Sheila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA WESTERN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; EDUCATION COMPUTING; GEOLOGY; SURVEYS;

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; DIRECT EXPERIENCE; EDUCATIONAL QUALITIES; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; LAND MANAGEMENTS; MANAGEMENT DECISIONS; STUDENT ENGAGEMENT; TEACHING AND LEARNING;

STUDENTS;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; LAND MANAGEMENT; LEARNING; STUDENT; TEACHING;

MONTANA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951440451     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/2009.2461(07)     Document Type: Article

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