‘Nature’ and the ‘environment’ in Jamaica’s primary school curriculum guides

Environmental Education Research

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 559-577

  Ferguson, Therese ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

curriculum; education for sustainable development; environment; Jamaica; nature

Indexed keywords

EID: 84968918836     PISSN: 13504622     EISSN: 14695871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504620802345966     Document Type: Article

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