Effect of environment-based coursework on the nature of attitudes toward the endangered species act

Journal of Environmental Education

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 10-19

  Bright, Alan D ^a   Tarrant, Michael A ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Endangered species act; Environmental education; Integrative complexity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84987959510     PISSN: 00958964     EISSN: 19401892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00958960209599149     Document Type: Article

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