Environmental learning in online social networks: Adopting environmentally responsible behaviors

Environmental Education Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 553-575

  Robelia, Beth A ^a   Greenhow, Christine ^b   Burton, Lisa ^c  

^a Kitchen Table Learning   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior change; Climate change; Informal education; Knowledge; Social learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960566993     PISSN: 13504622     EISSN: 14695871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504622.2011.565118     Document Type: Article

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