Children’s research into their local environment: Stevenson’s gap, and possibilities for the curriculum

Environmental Education Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 225-244

  Hacking, Elisabeth Barratt ^a   Scott, William ^a   Barratt, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 49949116476     PISSN: 13504622     EISSN: 14695871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504620701284811     Document Type: Article

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