Impact of a university-level environmental studies class on students' values

Journal of Environmental Education

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 19-27

  McMillan, Emily E ^a   Wright, Tarah ^a   Beazley, Karen ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental education; Environmental values; Surveys

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006183122     PISSN: 00958964     EISSN: 19401892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JOEE.35.3.19-27     Document Type: Article

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