Commentary on Rickinson's 'Learners and Learning in Environmental Education: A critical review of the evidence' (EER 7(3))

Environmental Education Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 181-214

  Marcinkowski, Tom ^a  

^a FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84869177712     PISSN: 13504622     EISSN: 14695871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504620303474     Document Type: Note

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