Comparing different measures of affective attributes relating to sustainability

Environmental Education Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 329-340

  Shephard, Kerry ^a   Smith, Nell ^a   Deaker, Lynley ^a   Harraway, John ^a   Broughton Ansin, Freya ^a   Mann, Sam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b OTAGO POLYTECHNIC   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Affective attributes; Qualitative research; Quantitative research; Research methodology; Survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956369331     PISSN: 13504622     EISSN: 14695871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504622.2010.542450     Document Type: Article

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