Integrating gardening into the elementary school curriculum

HortTechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 276-281

  DeMarco, Laurie W ^a   Relf, Diane ^a   McDaniel, Alan ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Education; Environmental education; Horticulture; Interdisciplinary; National survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032945488     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.9.2.276     Document Type: Article

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