Science education for environmental education? Primary teacher perspectives and practices

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 641-659

  Littledyke, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0040007323     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0141192970230507     Document Type: Review

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