Sustainability education, whole school approaches, and communities of action

Participation and Learning: Perspectives on Education and the Environment, Health and Sustainability

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 299-320

  Shallcross, Tony ^a   Robinson, John ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6416-6_19     Document Type: Chapter

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