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Fieldwork in the undergraduate geography programme: Challenges and changes (1996)
Journal Article
McEwen, L. (1996). Fieldwork in the undergraduate geography programme: Challenges and changes. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 20(3), 379-384. https://doi.org/10.1080/03098269608709380

The paper provides a critical commentary on issues facing fieldwork in undergraduate geography programmes in the 1990s, with particular reference to the UK but with many principles applicable to other areas of fieldwork provision, for example in Nort... Read More about Fieldwork in the undergraduate geography programme: Challenges and changes.

Student involvement with the regionally important geomorphological site (RIGS) scheme: An opportunity to learn geomorphology and gain transferable skills (1996)
Journal Article
McEwen, L. (1996). Student involvement with the regionally important geomorphological site (RIGS) scheme: An opportunity to learn geomorphology and gain transferable skills. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 20(3), 367-378. https://doi.org/10.1080/03098269608709379

This paper outlines student involvement with a conservation project which aims to develop a Regionally Important Geological/Geomorphological Site network (RIGS) at a county level in the UK. The local RIGS scheme is administered through the Gloucester... Read More about Student involvement with the regionally important geomorphological site (RIGS) scheme: An opportunity to learn geomorphology and gain transferable skills.

The undergraduate geography fieldweek: Challenges and changes (1996)
Journal Article
McEwen, L., & Harris, F. (1996). The undergraduate geography fieldweek: Challenges and changes. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 20(3), 411-421. https://doi.org/10.1080/03098269608709384

In the 1990s, undergraduate geography programmes have come under pressure to change from both internal and external forces. In part, this relates to the process of restructuring associated with the increasing trend towards modular undergraduate cours... Read More about The undergraduate geography fieldweek: Challenges and changes.