Public Perception of Invasive Plant Species: Assessing the impact of workshop activities to promote young students' awareness

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 690-712

  Schreck Reis, Catarina ^a,b   Marchante, Hélia ^a,c   Freitas, Helena ^a   Marchante, Elizabete ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biological invasions; Environmental and scientific education; Evaluation of practical activities; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873968200     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2011.610379     Document Type: Article

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