Teaching students to select topics for undergraduate dissertations in geography
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11955367 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anthony C Gatrell (0000-0001-7017-1014, Lancaster University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 15-23 |
| Publication date | 1991-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Geography in Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0309-8265 • E-ISSN: 1466-1845 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03098269108709125 |
| OpenAlex | W1963745968 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 9 |
The choice of topic for undergraduate dissertations is a crucial part of project work but perhaps the feature that causes the most problems for student and supervisor alike. These problems are discussed and some guidance on choice offered from the author's own experience in a university department of geography in the United Kingdom
Feature (linguistics · Higher education · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Political science · Sociology · Supervisor · Work (physics · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Engineering · Geography and Education Methods · Geography Education and Pedagogy · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0.23 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2021 (26) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |