The Decade of Education for Sustainable Development: A Useful Platform? Or an Annoying Distraction? A Canadian Perspective

Australian Journal of Environmental Education

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 99-104

  Jickling, Bob ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

education for sustainable development; environmental education; UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878423601     PISSN: 08140626     EISSN: 2049775X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0814062600001725     Document Type: Article

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