Fostering children's interests in gardening

Applied Environmental Education and Communication

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-75

  Lekies, Kristi S ^a   Eames Sheavly, Marcia ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

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EID: 34347337544     PISSN: 1533015X     EISSN: 15330389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15330150701319362     Document Type: Article

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