Evaluation of environmental attitudes: Analysis and results of a scale applied to university students

Science Education

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 988-1009

  Fernández Manzanal, Rosario ^a   Rodríguez Barreiro, Luis ^a   Carrasquer, Jose ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

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EID: 36048958937     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: 1098237X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.20218     Document Type: Article

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