A multi-country examination of the relationship between environmental knowledge and attitudes

International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-28

  DeChano, Lisa M ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental attitudes; Environmental knowledge; Environmental studies

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; SECONDARY EDUCATION; STUDENT;

CENTRAL EUROPE; CHILE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA; SWITZERLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33749425288     PISSN: 10382046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2167/irgee/184.0     Document Type: Article

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