Diversity and equity in environmental organizations: The salience off these factors to students

Journal of Environmental Education

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-44

  Taylor, Dorceta E ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Center for Afroamerican and African Studies

^c Minority Environmental Leadership Development Initiative

Author keywords

Diversity; Minorities and the environment; Minority hiring; Workplace equity

Indexed keywords

EID: 36549008790     PISSN: 00958964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JOEE.39.1.19-44     Document Type: Article

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