Gardening as a learning environment: A study of children's perceptions and understanding of school gardens as part of an international project

Learning Environments Research

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 83-100

  Bowker, Rob ^a   Tearle, Penni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children's perceptions; Experiential learning; Informal learning; International garden project; School gardening

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547843518     PISSN: 13871579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10984-007-9025-0     Document Type: Article

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