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Teaching Geographical Information Systems in geography degrees: a critical reassessment of vocationalism

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Teaching Geographical Information Systems in geography degrees: a critical reassessment of vocationalism. / Whyatt, Duncan; Clark, Gordon; Davies, Gemma.
In: Journal of Geography in Higher Education, Vol. 35, No. 2, 2011, p. 233-244.

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Whyatt, D, Clark, G & Davies, G 2011, 'Teaching Geographical Information Systems in geography degrees: a critical reassessment of vocationalism', Journal of Geography in Higher Education, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 233-244. https://doi.org/10.1080/03098265.2010.524198

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Whyatt, D., Clark, G., & Davies, G. (2011). Teaching Geographical Information Systems in geography degrees: a critical reassessment of vocationalism. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 35(2), 233-244. https://doi.org/10.1080/03098265.2010.524198

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Whyatt D, Clark G, Davies G. Teaching Geographical Information Systems in geography degrees: a critical reassessment of vocationalism. Journal of Geography in Higher Education. 2011;35(2):233-244. doi: 10.1080/03098265.2010.524198

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Whyatt, Duncan ; Clark, Gordon ; Davies, Gemma. / Teaching Geographical Information Systems in geography degrees : a critical reassessment of vocationalism. In: Journal of Geography in Higher Education. 2011 ; Vol. 35, No. 2. pp. 233-244.

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