Cognitive and emotional evaluation of two educational outdoor programs dealing with non-native bird species;İstilacı kuş türleri ile ilgili iki okul dışı eǧitsel programın bilişsel ve duyuşşal deǧerlendirilmesi

International Journal of Environmental and Science Education

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 151-168

  Braun, Michael ^a   Buyer, Regine ^b   Randler, Christoph ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Elisabeth von Thadden Gymnasium (secondary school)   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anser cygnoides; Anseriformes; Aves; Biodiversity; Birds; Education; Exotic; Non native; Outdoor; Psittaciformes; Psittacula krameri

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952947806     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13063065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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