Free-choice environmental learning: framing the discussion

Environmental Education Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 265-280

  Falk, John H ^a  

^a Institute for Learning Innovation   (United States)

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EID: 33847627274     PISSN: 13504622     EISSN: 14695871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504620500081129     Document Type: Article

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