The loss of biodiversity as a challenge for sustainable development: How do pupils in Chile and Germany perceive resource dilemmas?

Research in Science Education

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 429-447

  Menzel, Susanne ^a,b   Bögeholz, Susanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodiversity education; Chile; Education for sustainability; Germany; Resource dilemmas; Subjective theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 68149157308     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11165-008-9087-8     Document Type: Article

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