Direct measures in environmental education evaluation: Behavioral intentions versus observable actions

Applied Environmental Education and Communication

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 165-173

  Camargo, Camilo ^a,b   Shavelson, Richard ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OpEPA   (Colombia)

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EID: 77649109628     PISSN: 1533015X     EISSN: 15330389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15330150903269266     Document Type: Article

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