Environmental education in botanic gardens: Exploring brooklyn botanic garden's project green reach

Journal of Environmental Education

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 35-52

  Morgan, Susan ^a   Hamilton, Susan ^b   Bentley, Michael ^b   Myrie, Sharon ^a  

^a Dallas Arboretum ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Botanic gardens; Informal education; Positive life experience; Urban environmental education; Youth gardening

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249216635     PISSN: 00958964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JOEE.40.4.35-52     Document Type: Article

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