The role of knowledge, social norms, and attitudes toward organic products and shopping behavior: Survey results from high school students in Vienna

Journal of Environmental Education

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 88-100

  Gotschi, Elisabeth ^a   Vogel, Stefan ^b   Lindenthal, Thomas ^c   Larcher, Manuela ^b  

^a UNDP Nicaragua   (Nicaragua)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^c Research Institute of Organic Agriculture   (Austria)

Author keywords

Attitudes; High school students; Organic products; Shopping behavior; Social norms; Survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949551752     PISSN: 00958964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00958960903295225     Document Type: Article

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