Education for sustainability in regional New South Wales, Australia: An exploratory study of some teachers' perceptions

International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 291-311

  Taylor, Neil ^a   Nathan, Subhashni ^b   Coll, Richard K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Education; Perceptions; Sustainability; Teachers

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; PERCEPTION; SUSTAINABILITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW SOUTH WALES; WORLD;

EID: 7044233548     PISSN: 10382046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10382040308667543     Document Type: Article

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