An elementary school environmental education field trip: long-term effects on ecological and environmental knowledge and attitude development

Journal of Environmental Education

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 33-42

  Farmer, James ^a   Knapp, Doug ^a   Benton, Gregory M ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental education; Field trips; Great smoky mountains national park; Memory retention

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547616831     PISSN: 00958964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JOEE.38.3.33-42     Document Type: Article

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