Responsible environmental action: Its role and status in environmental education and environmental quality

Journal of Environmental Education

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 7-21

  Short, Philip ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental impact; Environmental quality; Evaluation; Responsible environmental action

Indexed keywords

EID: 71049130352     PISSN: 00958964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00958960903206781     Document Type: Article

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