Evaluation of the Environmental Education Program at the New Jersey School of Conservation

Journal of Environmental Education

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-18

  Smith Sebasto, N J ^a   Semrau, Heidi J ^b  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Hopkinsville High School   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Children; Evaluation; Quantitative; Residential environmental education (EE) qualitative

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016408571     PISSN: 00958964     EISSN: 19401892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JOEE.36.1.3-18     Document Type: Article

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