Seventh graders' Direct experience with, and feelings toward, amphibians and some other nonhuman animals

Society and Animals

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 225-247

  Tomažič, Iztok ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

amphibians; animals; attitude; direct experience; education; emotions

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA;

EID: 79960666212     PISSN: 10631119     EISSN: 15685306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853011X578901     Document Type: Article

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