Measuring the educational impacts of a graduate course on sustainable development

Environmental Education Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 179-199

  Brody, Samuel D ^a   Ryu, Hyung Cheal ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 53649106316     PISSN: 13504622     EISSN: 14695871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504620600688955     Document Type: Article

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