Justifying compulsory environmental education in liberal democracies 1

Journal of Philosophy of Education

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 507-526

  Schinkel, Anders ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 70449461160     PISSN: 03098249     EISSN: 14679752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9752.2009.00702.x     Document Type: Article

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