What is early childhood education for sustainability?

Young Children and the Environment: Early Education for Sustainability

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 21-42

  Davis, Julie M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 84924692585     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511845390.003     Document Type: Chapter

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