Young people's conceptions of environment: a phenomenographic analysis

Environmental Education Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 187-197

  Loughland, Tony ^a   Reid, Anna ^b   Petocz, Peter ^c  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 85066182740     PISSN: 13504622     EISSN: 14695871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504620220128248     Document Type: Article

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