Energy literacy among middle and high school youth

Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  DeWaters, Jan ^a   Powers, Susan ^a  

^a CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Energy; Energy literacy

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION PROGRAMS; ENERGY; ENERGY LITERACY; ENERGY PROBLEMS; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; HIGH SCHOOLS; LOW LEVELS; NEW YORK STATE;

CURRICULA; SURVEYS;

STUDENTS;

EID: 78650759871     PISSN: 15394565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/FIE.2008.4720280     Document Type: Conference Paper

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