The effects of an environmental education program on students, parents, and community

Journal of Environmental Education

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 12-25

  Volk, Trudi L ^a   Cheak, Marie J ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Citizen participation; Community involvement; Critical thinking; Environmental literacy; Program evaluation; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

EID: 19744377363     PISSN: 00958964     EISSN: 19401892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00958960309603483     Document Type: Article

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