Failures of engagement: Lessons learned from a citizen science pilot study

Applied Environmental Education and Communication

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 178-188

  Druschke, Caroline Gottschalk ^a   Seltze, Carrie E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 84879917425     PISSN: 1533015X     EISSN: 15330389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1533015X.2012.777224     Document Type: Article

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