Learning through participatory resource management programs: Case studies from Costa Rica

Adult Education Quarterly

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 151-168

  Sims, Laura ^a   Sinclair, A John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental education; Participatory resource management; Transformative learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 37649020897     PISSN: 07417136     EISSN: 15523047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0741713607309802     Document Type: Article

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