Measuring Environmental Education Program Impacts and Learning in the Field: Using an Action Research Cycle to Develop a Tool for Use with Young Students

Australian Journal of Environmental Education

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 23-37

  Ballantyne, Roy ^a   Packer, Jan ^a   Everett, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

environmental education; environmental learning outcomes survey; learning for sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007042949     PISSN: 08140626     EISSN: 2049775X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0814062600000926     Document Type: Article

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