Korean year 3 children's environmental literacy: A prerequisite for a Korean environmental education curriculum

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 731-746

  Chu, Hye Eun ^a   Lee, Eun Ah ^b   Ko, Hee Ryung ^b   Shin, Dong Hee ^b   Lee, Moon Nam ^b   Min, Byeong Mee ^b   Kang, Kyung Hee ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Environmental education; Environmental literacy; Korea

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147153199     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690600823532     Document Type: Article

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