Revisioning Environment: Deep Ecology for Education and Teaching in Social Work

Journal of Teaching in Social Work

Volumn 22, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 79-101

  Besthorn, Fred H ^a   Canda, Edward R ^b  

^a WASHBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Deep ecology; Ecological systems theory; Education; Environment; HBSE; Teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011452720     PISSN: 08841233     EISSN: 15407349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J067v22n01_07     Document Type: Article

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