A survey of the environmental education of students in non-environmental majors at four-year institutions in the USA

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 301-315

  Wolfe, Vickie L ^a  

^a University of Oklahoma   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Higher education; Literature

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986017000     PISSN: 14676370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000006026     Document Type: Article

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