The Socio-cultural Influences on Environmental Understandings of Australian School Students: A response to Rickinson

Environmental Education Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 227-239

  Walker, Kim ^a,b   Loughland, Tony ^c  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Technology

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84886767801     PISSN: 13504622     EISSN: 14695871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504620303475     Document Type: Article

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