Zoo and aquarium professionals’ concerns and confidence about climate change education

Journal of Geoscience Education

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 495-501

  Swim, Janet ^a   Fraser, John ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b New Knowledge Organization   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change education; Disengaged public; Professional norms; Social norms; Zoos and aquariums

Indexed keywords

AQUARIUM; CLIMATE CHANGE; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; HIGHER EDUCATION; KNOWLEDGE; PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY; STUDENT;

EID: 84908105550     PISSN: 10899995     EISSN: 21581428     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5408/13-048.1     Document Type: Article

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