Applying sequential fieldwork skills across two international field courses

Journal of Geography

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 221-232

  Rydant, A L ^a   Shiplee, Brian A ^b   Smith, John P ^b   Middlekauff, Bryon D ^c  

^a KEENE STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c PLYMOUTH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fieldwork; Pedagogy; Skill sets

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CURRICULUM; EARTH SCIENCE; FIELDWORK; STUDENT; TEACHING;

UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649516177     PISSN: 00221341     EISSN: 17526868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221341.2010.502945     Document Type: Article

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