Quantitative assessment of a field-based course on integrative geology, ecology and cultural history

International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 295-313

  Sheppard, Paul R ^a   Donaldson, Brad A ^a   Huckleberry, Gary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b The University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

cultural history; ecology; field based education; geology; word association

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL HISTORY; CURRICULUM; DATA ACQUISITION; FIELD METHOD; GEOLOGICAL HAZARD; GEOLOGY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; PALEOECOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STUDENT; SURVEY; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

ARIZONA; TUCSON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650094193     PISSN: 10382046     EISSN: 17477611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10382046.2010.519150     Document Type: Article

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