Motivations of adults for non-formal conservation education and volunteerism: Implications for programming

Applied Environmental Education and Communication

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 6-17

  Van Den Berg, Heather A ^a   Dann, Shari L ^a   Dirkx, John M ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 68049104081     PISSN: 1533015X     EISSN: 15330389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15330150902847328     Document Type: Article

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