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EMPIRICAL RESEARCH

Designing an Energy Literacy Questionnaire for Middle and High School Youth

Jan DeWaters Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York, USA
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Basil Qaqish University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Graham Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York, USA
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Susan Powers Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York, USA
Pages 56-78 | Published online: 19 Nov 2012

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