Students as catalysts of environmental change: a framework for researching intergenerational influence through environmental education: Reprinted from Environmental Education Research (1998) 4(3), pp. 285–298

Environmental Education Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 413-427

  Ballantyne, Roy ^a   Connell, Sharon ^a,b   Fien, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84909112630     PISSN: 13504622     EISSN: 14695871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504620600942972     Document Type: Article

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