The environmental worldview of children: a cross-cultural perspective

Environmental Education Research

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 625-635

  Van Petegem, Peter ^a   Blieck, An ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

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EID: 47249161049     PISSN: 13504622     EISSN: 14695871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504620601053662     Document Type: Article

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