A critical political ecology of consensus: On "Teaching Both Sides" of climate change controversies

Geoforum

Volumn 65, Issue , 2015, Pages 255-265

  Colston, Nicole M ^a   Vadjunec, Jacqueline M ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Critical political ecology; Resistance; Science education; Teach the controversy

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; SECONDARY EDUCATION; TEACHING;

OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84940526837     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2015.08.006     Document Type: Article

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