Teachers' Perspectives on the Human-Nature Relationship: Implications for Environmental Education

Research in Science Education

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 299-316

  Almeida, António ^a   Vasconcelos, Clara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Anthropocentrism; Biocentrism; Ecocentrism; Teachers' enviromental perspectives

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872873757     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11165-011-9272-z     Document Type: Article

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