Secondary school students' participation in environmental action: Coercion or dynamism?

Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-69

  Toili, William Wanjala ^a  

^a Western University College of Science and Technology   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Coercion; Dynamic qualities; Environmental action; Environmental education; Participation; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247639044     PISSN: 13058215     EISSN: 13058223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12973/ejmste/75374     Document Type: Article

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