Education on population matters in Europe: Results from a comparative survey among students in five European countries

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Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 105-123

  Van Peer, Christine ^a,b  

^a Scientific Institute of the Flemish Government   (Belgium)

^b Belgian Population and Family Study Centre   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Demography; Demography teaching; Educational improvement; Europe; Immigrants; Knowledge; Opinions; Population education; The elderly; Young people

Indexed keywords

EID: 29344460059     PISSN: 03057925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057920500382283     Document Type: Review

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