Global Climate Change: What has Science Education Got to Do with it?

Science and Education

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 33-53

  Sharma, Ajay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 84855519668     PISSN: 09267220     EISSN: 15731901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11191-011-9372-1     Document Type: Article

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