Potential for excellence: Interdisciplinary learning outdoors as a moral enterprise

Curriculum Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-58

  Allison, Pete ^a   Carr, David ^a   Meldrum, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Curriculum for Excellence; interdisciplinary study; moral enterprise; outdoor learning; personal and social health education; practical wisdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859344239     PISSN: 09585176     EISSN: 14693704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585176.2012.650469     Document Type: Article

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