Environmental attitudes and information sources among African American college students

Journal of Environmental Education

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-42

  Lee, E ^a  

^a TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American college students; Environmental attitudes; New Ecological Paradigm Scale; Recycling and conservation

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349478776     PISSN: 00958964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JOEE.40.1.29-42     Document Type: Article

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