Some fundamentals of engaging stories

Environmental Education Research

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 171-187

  Young, Raymond De ^a   Monroe, Martha C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 0013472868     PISSN: 13504622     EISSN: 14695871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1350462960020204     Document Type: Article

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