Geographical education in north america (Canada and the United States of America)

GeoJournal Library

Volumn 85, Issue , 2006, Pages 107-126

  Bednarz, Sarah Witham ^a   Bednarz, Robert S ^a   Mansfield, T Dickson ^b   Semple, Stuart ^c   Dorn, Ronald ^d   Libbee, Michael ^e  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85103899817     PISSN: 09245499     EISSN: 22150072     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-4807-6_9     Document Type: Chapter

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