Challenges and opportunities in mainstreaming environmental education into the curricula of teachers' colleges in Ethiopia

Environmental Education Research

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 589-605

  Waktola, Daniel Kassahun ^a  

^a Los Angeles State College   (United States)

Author keywords

environmental awareness; environmental education; Ethiopia; initial teacher education; outdoor education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882252686     PISSN: 13504622     EISSN: 14695871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504620903151024     Document Type: Article

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