Development and Validation of a Scale to Assess Students' Attitude towards Animal Welfare

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1775-1799

  Mazas, Beatriz ^a   Fernández Manzanal, M Rosario ^a   Zarza, Francisco Javier ^a   María, Gustavo Adolfo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Attitudes; Education; Secondary students; University students

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880933358     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2013.810354     Document Type: Article

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