Developing a model promoting sustainability literacy through construction curriculum design

Structural Survey

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 266-280

  Cotgrave, Alison J ^a   Kokkarinen, Noora ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Australia; Curriculum development; Higher education; Sustainable development; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION; CURRICULUM ASSESSMENT; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; ENVIRONMENTAL KNOWLEDGE; HIGHER EDUCATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

DESIGN; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CURRICULA;

EID: 77956538065     PISSN: 0263080X     EISSN: 17586844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02630801011070975     Document Type: Article

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