The impact of curriculum-based learning on environmental literacy and energy consumption with implications for policy

Utilities Policy

Volumn 35, Issue , 2015, Pages 41-49

  Craig, Christopher A ^a   Allen, Myria W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Education; Electricity; Energy efficiency; Environmental literacy; Policy

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; CURRICULUM; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; LEARNING; LITERACY; POLICY APPROACH;

EID: 84938070339     PISSN: 09571787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2015.06.011     Document Type: Article

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