The national environmental literacy project: A baseline study of middle grade students in the United States

Journal of Environmental Education

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-67

  McBeth, William ^a   Volk, Trudi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PLATTEVILLE   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental behavior; Environmental education; Environmental literacy; Environmental sensitivity; Middle school; National assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 71049163462     PISSN: 00958964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00958960903210031     Document Type: Article

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