An assessment of environmental literacy and analysis of predictors of responsible environmental behaviour held by secondary teachers in the Hualien area of Taiwan

Environmental Education Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 229-249

  Hsu, Shih Jang ^a   Roth, Robert E ^b  

^a PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0006794489     PISSN: 13504622     EISSN: 14695871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1350462980040301     Document Type: Article

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