Observed fears and discomforts among urban students on field trips to wildland areas

Journal of Environmental Education

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 24-33

  Bixler, Robert D ^a   Carlisle, Cynthia L ^a   Hammitt, William E ^a   Floyd, Myron F ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 69249147480     PISSN: 00958964     EISSN: 19401892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00958964.1994.9941430     Document Type: Article

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