Climate education: Empowering today’s youth to meet tomorrow’s challenges

Studies in Science Education

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-50

  Schreiner, Camilla ^a   Henriksen, Ellen K ^a   Kirkeby Hansen, P J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

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EID: 85012507160     PISSN: 03057267     EISSN: 19408412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057260508560213     Document Type: Note

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