School Grounds as Sites for Learning: Making the most of environmental opportunities

Environmental Education Research

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 283-303

  Malone, Karen ^a   Tranter, Paul J ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 26944489791     PISSN: 13504622     EISSN: 14695871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504620303459     Document Type: Article

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