Attitudes and behaviors of undergraduate students toward environmental issues

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 159-168

  Muderrisoglu H ^a   Altanlar, A ^b  

^a DUZCE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b University of Amasya   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ecological paradigm scale; Environmental responsibility; Gender; University

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ETHICS; GENDER; PERCEPTION; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

EID: 78651420380     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03326205     Document Type: Article

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