SWOT analysis to evaluate the programme of a joint online/onsite master's degree in environmental education through the students' perceptions

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 54, Issue , 2016, Pages 41-49

  Romero Gutierrez, Miguel ^a   Jimenez Liso, M Rut ^a   Martinez Chico, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Environmental education joint master's degree; Evaluation; Onsite online teaching; SWOT analysis

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; INTERNET; PERCEPTION; SOFTWARE; STUDENT; TEACHING;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; COOPERATION; CURRICULUM; ECOLOGY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CURRICULUM; ECOLOGY; EDUCATION, GRADUATE; FACULTY; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84944711369     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2015.10.001     Document Type: Article

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