Integrating problem and project-based learning into sustainability programs: A case study on the school of sustainability at Arizona state university

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 431-449

  Wiek, Arnim ^a   Xiong, Angela ^a   Brundiers, Katja ^a   van der Leeuw, Sander ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84911203917     PISSN: 14676370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJSHE-02-2013-0013     Document Type: Article

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