An exploration of future trends in environmental education research

Environmental Education Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 499-520

  Ardoin, Nicole M ^a   Clark, Charlotte ^b   Kelsey, Elin ^c,d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ROYAL ROADS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

content analysis; environmental education research; global trends; interviews; mixed methods; research agenda

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882258345     PISSN: 13504622     EISSN: 14695871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504622.2012.709823     Document Type: Article

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