Effects of a conservation education camp program on campers' self-reported knowledge, attitude, and behavior

Journal of Environmental Education

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 33-45

  Kruse, Cara K ^a   Card, Jaclyn A ^b  

^a Busch Gardens Zoo Education progra   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation attitude; Conservation education; Conservation knowledge; Zoo education

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947634643     PISSN: 00958964     EISSN: 19401892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JOEE.35.4.33-45     Document Type: Article

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