Promoting Learning for Sustainability: Principals' Perceptions of the Role of Outdoor and Environmental Education Centres

Australian Journal of Environmental Education

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-29

  Ballantyne, Roy ^a   Packer, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental education centres; Environmental partnerships; Environmental sustainability; Learning for sustainability; Sustainable schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 84991507485     PISSN: 08140626     EISSN: 2049775X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0814062600001622     Document Type: Article

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