Student participation in the co-creation of knowledge and social experiments for advancing sustainability: Experiences from the University of Tokyo

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 16, Issue , 2015, Pages 56-63

  Trencher, Gregory ^a,b   Terada, Toru ^b   Yarime, Masaru ^b,c  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; LEARNING; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; STAKEHOLDER; STUDENT; SUSTAINABILITY; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

CHIBA; HONSHU; JAPAN; KANTO; KASHIWA;

EID: 84940660536     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2015.08.001     Document Type: Review

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