Hands-on learning: Its effectiveness in teaching the public about wildland fire

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 101, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 21-27

  Parkinson, Tamara M ^a   Force, Jo Ellen ^b   Smith, Jane Kapler ^c  

^a Palouse Ranger District   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^c ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Education; Policy; Public perceptions

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; HAZARDS; TEACHING; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

FIRE MANAGEMENT;

FORESTRY;

EDUCATION; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; LEARNING; TEACHING; WILDFIRE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0142249414     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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