Education for Intercultural Understanding in Australian Schools: A Review of its Contribution to Education for a Sustainable Future

Australian Journal of Environmental Education

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 81-95

  Tilbury, Daniella ^a   Henderson, Kate ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

environmental education; intercultural understanding; school policy; socially critical education; sustainable futures

Indexed keywords

EID: 63049113992     PISSN: 08140626     EISSN: 2049775X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S081406260000149X     Document Type: Article

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