The effects of an environmental education program on responsible environmental behavior and associated environmental literacy variables in taiwanese college students

Journal of Environmental Education

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 37-48

  Hsu, Shih Jang ^a  

^a NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Educational intervention; Environmental literacy; Responsible environmental behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 31144474110     PISSN: 00958964     EISSN: 19401892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JOEE.35.2.37-48     Document Type: Article

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