Effects of educational background on students' attitudes, activity levels, and knowledge concerning the environment

Journal of Environmental Education

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 12-19

  Tikka, Päivi M ^a   Kuitunen, Markku T ^a   Tynys, Salla M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b Finnish Association for Nature Conservation   (Finland)

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EID: 2442699391     PISSN: 00958964     EISSN: 19401892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00958960009598640     Document Type: Article

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