Development of decision-making skills and environmental concern through computer-based, scaffolded learning activities

Environmental Education Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-54

  Nicolaou, Christiana Th ^a   Korfiatis, Konstantinos ^a   Evagorou, Maria ^b   Constantinou, Constantinos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

critical thinking; curriculum; decision making; environmental awareness

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954197170     PISSN: 13504622     EISSN: 14695871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504620802567007     Document Type: Article

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