Geography fieldwork, fieldwork value and learning styles

International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-28

  Dunphy, Alison ^a   Spellman, Greg ^b  

^a Saffron Walden County High School   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fieldwork; Learning style; Perceived value; Physical geography; Undergraduates

Indexed keywords

FIELDWORK; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; LEARNING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY;

EID: 77954436724     PISSN: 10382046     EISSN: 17477611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10382040802591522     Document Type: Article

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