Social Learning as an Approach to Environmental Education: Lessons from a program focusing on non-indigenous, invasive species

Environmental Education Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 101-119

  Krasny, Marianne E ^a   Lee, Sun Kyung ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Chongju National University of Education   (South Korea)

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EID: 3042672682     PISSN: 13504622     EISSN: 14695871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504620220128194     Document Type: Article

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