Competencies for interdisciplinarity in higher education

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 325-338

  Parker, Jenneth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competences; Higher education; Sustainability; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957124577     PISSN: 14676370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14676371011077559     Document Type: Article

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