On food, farming and land management: Towards a research agenda to reconnect urban and rural lives

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1359-1374

  Dillon, Justin ^a   Rickinson, Mark ^b   Sanders, Dawn ^b   Teamey, Kelly ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 27744484654     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690500153865     Document Type: Review

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