Regulating worry, promoting hope: How do children, adolescents, and young adults cope with climate change?;Endişleri düzenleme, umutları arttırma: Çocuklar, ergenler, gençler ve erişkinler iklim deǧişikliǧi ile nasıl başa çıkıyor?

International Journal of Environmental and Science Education

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 537-561

  Ojala, Maria ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Climate change; Coping; Education for sustainable development; Hope; Worry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872896287     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13063065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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