Improving the disaster-related component of secondary school geography education in England

International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 327-343

  Sharpe, Justin ^a   Kelman, Ilan ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH OSLO CICERO   (Norway)

Author keywords

disaster risk reduction education; experiential learning; social networking for education; teacher training

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; LEARNING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECONDARY EDUCATION; SOCIAL NETWORK; STUDENT; TEACHER TRAINING;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84857251715     PISSN: 10382046     EISSN: 17477611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10382046.2011.619810     Document Type: Article

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