Soil Science teaching principles

Geoderma

Volumn 167-168, Issue , 2011, Pages 9-14

  Field, Damien J ^a   Koppi, Anthony J ^a   Jarrett, Lorna E ^a   Abbott, Lynn K ^b   Cattle, Stephen R ^a   Grant, Cameron D ^c   McBratney, Alex B ^a   Menzies, Neal W ^d   Weatherley, Anthony J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Active learning; Employers; Soil science education; Soil science principles; Teaching and learning; Teaching principles

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LEARNING; EMPLOYERS; SOIL SCIENCE EDUCATION; SOIL SCIENCE PRINCIPLES; TEACHING AND LEARNING;

AGRICULTURE; EDUCATION;

SOILS;

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; EDUCATION; LEARNING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STUDENT; TEACHING; WORKPLACE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 80055039824     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2011.09.017     Document Type: Article

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