How values in education affect children's environmental knowledge

Journal of Biological Education

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 18-23

  Barraza, Laura ^a,b   Cuarón, Alfredo D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN ECOSISTEMAS Y SUSTENTABILIDAD   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Children; Educational system; England; Environmental knowledge; Mexico; School environmental ethos

Indexed keywords

EID: 11844274677     PISSN: 00219266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00219266.2004.9655949     Document Type: Article

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