Commitment to the environment and student support for "green" campus initiatives

Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 49-55

  Coy, Anthony E ^a   Farrell, Allison K ^b   Gilson, Katharine P ^b   Davis, Jody L ^a   Le, Benjamin ^c  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c HAVERFORD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Campus behavior; Commitment; Environmental intentions; Students; Willingness to sacrifice

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PATH ANALYSIS; STUDENT;

EID: 84944161801     PISSN: 21906483     EISSN: 21906491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13412-012-0100-1     Document Type: Article

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