Towards an environmental education without scientific knowledge: An attempt to create an action model based on children's experiences, emotions and perceptions about their environment

Environmental Education Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-67

  Tsevreni, I ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Action; Action model; Children's participation; Empowerment; Environmental education; Self confidence; Urban planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951564270     PISSN: 13504622     EISSN: 14695871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504621003637029     Document Type: Article

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