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A National Survey of High School Students' Environmental Knowledge

John S. Gambro College of St. Francis, Joliet, Illinois, USA
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Harvey N. Switzky Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, USA
Pages 28-33 | Published online: 15 Jul 2010

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